World War II Honoree

Felix Pansy

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

South River, New Jersey

Honored By

Bernard P. Behrens

Relationship

Nephew

DRAFTED SUMMER 1941. TRAINED WITH 6TH ARMORED DIVISION AT DESERT TRAINING CENTER IN CALIFORNIA. COMPLETED OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL AND COMMISSIONED IN THE CHEMICAL CORPS DUE TO HIS CIVILIAN EDUCATION IN MICROBIOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. SUPERVISED TRANSPORT OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS (250-POUND MUSTARD GAS BOMBS) TO NORTH AFRICA WHICH WERE STOCKPILED TO BE READY TO RETALIATE IF AXIS FORCES USED CHEMICAL WEAPONS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. FREQUENT CONVOY DUTY ACROSS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN TO NORTH AFRICA AND ENGLAND. ESCORTED GERMAN AND ITALIAN PRISONERS OF WAR FROM NORTH AFRICA TO POW CAMPS IN NORTH AMERICA, INCLUDING PRISONERS OF WAR FROM THE HERMANN GOERING DIVISION. TRANSFERRED TO SANITARY CORPS (LAB TECHNICIANS WHO WERE ADJUNCT TO THE MEDICAL CORPS) AND SERVED IN THE BASE HOSPITAL LABORATORY AT CAMP ROBERTS CALIFORNIA, 1944-1945. DISCHARGED AT FORT MACARTHUR CALIFORNIA IN 1945 WITH RANK OF 1ST LIEUTENANT.