World War II Honoree

Eugene N. 'Gino' Bettini

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Ukiah, California

Honored By

David L. Eby

Relationship

Stepson

BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS IN CENTRAL EUROPE (GO 40 WD 45), NORMANDY (GO 33 WD 45), NORTHERN FRANCE (GO 33 WD 45) AND RHINELAND (GO 40 WD 45). MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS INCLUDED 2 MONTHS AS PRIVATE, ENGINEER BASIC TRAINING; 12 MONTHS AS TECHNICIAN 5TH GRADE, TRUCK DRIVER LIGHT; 13 MONTHS AS TECHNICIAN 4TH GRADE, COOK; 5 MONTHS AS TECHNICIAN 4TH GRADE, BAKER AND 12 MONTHS AS STAFF SERGEANT, MESS SERGEANT. SERVED WITH THE 1197TH ENGINEER BASE DEPOT STATIONED FRANCE. AS MESS SERGEANT DIRECTED THE WORK OF 15 GERMAN PRISONERS OF WAR WHO WERE COOKING FOR A COMPANY OF 300 ENLISTED MEN. PLANNED MENUS, REQUISITIONED SUPPLIES, TOOK INVENTORY AND SAW THAT MEALS WENT SMOOTHLY. 529TH ENGINEER LIGHT PONTON COMPANY, FEBRUARY 26, 1943; CAMP SWIFT, TEXAS. APRIL 1944, SENT TO EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. BOARDED QUEEN ELIZABETH TROOPSHIP IN NEW YORK HARBOR. APRIL 27, 1944 AT 12:50 HOURS, QUEEN ELIZABETH DOCKED AT GREENOCK, SCOTLAND. STATIONED AT SHENSTONE, STAFFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND AND ATTENDED CAMOUFLAGE SCHOOL. JULY 5, 1944 LEFT CAMP AT 1300 HOURS TO GO TO COKETHORPE CAMP DUCKLINGTON, OXFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND. ARRIVED AT 1830 HOURS JULY 5, 1944. JULY 13, 1944 LEFT COKETHORPE CAMP AT 0430 HOURS AND ARRIVED AT 1600 HOURS AT CAMP D-4, DORCHESTER, ENGLAND. JULY 16, 1944 COMPANY WAS DIVIDED INTO 9 SHIPLOADS. JULY 16-18, 1944 COMPANY MOVED TO CAMP D-4 , DORCHESTER TO LOAD AT PORTLAND, ENGLAND WHICH IS ENGLISH CHANNEL. NEXT CALLED TO BOARD LCT-LST. JULY 18-20, 1944 DISEMBARKED AT UTAH BEACH, ST. MERE-EGLISE IN NORMANDY, FRANCE.