Wesley "Wes" Noreen Westrum
Branch: U.S. Army Airborne
Rank: –
Status: Deceased Veteran
Date of Service: 1943-1945
Home Town: –
Wesley “Wes” Noreen Westrum
Wesley “Wes” Noreen Westrum – (1922-2002) – US ARMY AIRBORNE veteran (1943-1945) that served during World War II as a paratrooper and is buried in Silver Creek Cemetery, Clearbrook, MN. He was born in Clearbrook to Harry and Mabel Westrum and spent his pre-war years in that area. After the war he became a pro baseball player with the New York Giants for eleven years, and later a manager as well. There is a Wes Westrum museum in Clearbrook honoring his career. He was married to Josephine (Caccoma) Westrum.
Plot: 14 Side: North Row from Bottom: 1
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