World War II Honoree

Booker Read-Skeeter

Hometown

New York, New York

Honored By

Booker Read-Skeeter

ADVANCE SECTION COMMUNICATIONS ZONE (ADSEC) THE SPEARHEAD FOR THE 1ST, 3RD, 9TH, AND 15TH ARMIES IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. COMPANY RECEIVED 438 DECORATIONS. I AM A NORMANDY DUTY NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER WITH 4 BRONZE STARS AND SERVED WITH THE NINTH AIR FORCE, UNDER SIR GENERAL TRAFFORD LEIGH-MALLORY, LIEUTENANT GENERAL JOHN C. H. LEE, BRIGADIER GENERAL EWARTG. PLAN 1C COMMANDING. NO ARMY COULD MOVE ANYWHERE WITH OUT ADSEC AND 219 ENGINEERING AND QUARTERMASTER COMPANIES. WE MINGIED WITH THE FIGHTING U.S. ARMIES -- 85 DIVISIONS AFTER THE BULGE WHEN MY 433RD ENGINEERS REACHED THE RHINE WE HAD ONLY TWO OFFICERS. AFTER BUILDING THE FIRST RAILROAD BRIDGE AT WESEL, WE LOST OUR CAPTAIN. THEN EISENHOWER ORDERED US INTO HIS FRANKFURT HEADQUARTERS APO 757 I. G. FARBEN UNTIL THE WAR WAS OVER.