World War II Honoree

Wayne Sylvester Halstead

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Kansas City, Missouri

Honored By

Joseph Arnold Bligh

Relationship

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RIFLEMAN, COMPANY G, 186TH REGIMENT, 41ST SUNSET DIVISION. THREE BEACH LANDINGS IN THE PHILIPPINES. EARNED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION AWARD WITH STAR AND BRONZE ARROWHEAD ON PALAWAN AND BALABAC ISLANDS FOR TWO STARS TOTAL. ALTHOUGH THE ENEMY WAS VIGILANT, HE KILLED TWO BY RIFLE FIRE AND SEVEN BY FLAME THROWER. HE LOST MANY OF HIS FRIENDS IN ACTION. SERVED JULY 10, 1944 TO FEBRUARY 28, 1946 AND RECEIVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE.