World War II Honoree

Carl Henry Wiese

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Henry R. Wiese

Relationship

Son

MASTER SERGEANT; DIVISION HEADQUARTERS, 80TH INFANTRY DIVISION. GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, BRONZE STAR, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE. TRAINED AT CAMP FOREST, TENNESSEE; CAMP PHILLIPS, KANSAS AND THE CALIFORNIA-ARIZONA MANEUVER AREA. DEPARTED JULY 4, 1944 ON THE QUEEN MARY. ARRIVED AT GREENOCK, FIRTH OF CLYDE, SCOTLAND. TRAINED AT NORTHWICH, ENGLAND, THEN CROSSED THE ENGLISH CHANNEL TO FRANCE LANDING AT UTAH BEACH ON AUGUST 2, 1944. BAPTISM OF FIRE ON AUGUST 8 NEAR ST. AVOLD. DURING THE NEXT NINE MONTHS AS PART OF GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON'S 3RD ARMY, FOUGHT ACROSS NORTHERN FRANCE, BELGIUM, AND INTO GERMANY. PARTICIPANT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE (THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE) AND CAPTURE OF GOTHA, ERFURT, AND WEIMAR-BUCHENWALD.