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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Donald Bruce Prell

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Los Angeles, California

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

1ST LIEUTENANT, ANTI-TANK COMPANY, 422ND INFANTRY, 106TH DIVISION (THE GOLDEN LIONS). WOUNDED AND CAPTURED IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE DECEMBER 19, 1944. POW IN OFLAG XIII-B, HAMMELBURG, GERMANY. IN MARCH OF 1945, ESCAPED FROM THE CAMP, WAS RECAPTURED AND TAKEN TO A POW CAMP SOUTH OF NUREMBERG. ESCAPED FROM THAT CAMP IN MAY AND WITHIN TWO DAYS WAS ABLE TO GET BACK TO THE U.S. LINES. AWARDED A BRONZE STAR MEDAL AND THE PURPLE HEART.