The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Willard Norman Tessin
Rank
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Date of Death
February 28, 1951
Sergeant Tessin was veteran of World War II, serving as a medic. In Korea he was a member of the 82nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea on December 1, 1950 and died while a prisoner on February 28, 1951.