World War II Honoree
Civilian on the Home Front
August H. Warnecke
Hometown
Wilbur, Washington
Honored By
Mr. R. E. Hollingsworth
MY FATHER-IN-LAW CAME TO THE UNITED STATES AT THE AGE OF TEN. HE BECAME THE FATHER OF EIGHT CHILDREN, SEVEN SONS, ONE DAUGHTER. ALL SEVEN SONS SAW COMBAT IN WORLD WAR II, KOREA AND VIETNAM. SIX OF HIS SONS SERVED IN THE U.S. Marine Corps AND ONE IN THE ARMY.