World War II Honoree

J. Ted Hartman

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

DeRidder, Louisiana

Honored By

Ralph Bozorth

AS A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR IN 1943, HE ENLISTED IN THE ARMY AND WAS CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY JUST FOUR WEEKS AFTER HIS EIGHTEENTH BIRTHDAY. AFTER ARMY TRAINING AT CAMP ROBERTS, CALIFORNIA; THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON AT EUGENE AND CAMP COOKE, CALIFORNIA HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE ELEVENTH ARMORED DIVISION AS A TANK DRIVER AND WAS SENT TO ENGLAND AND THEN ON TO EUROPE. HE ENTERED COMBAT DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE IN BELGIUM, FOUGHT IN LUXEMBOURG, ACROSS GERMANY AND INTO AUSTRIA AS WORLD WAR II ENDED.