World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Samuel Palter
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Dorchester, Massachusetts
Honored By
Palter Family
Entered service December 10, 1942; discharged October 26, 1945. Company I, 39th Regiment, 9th Infantry Division. Prisoner of War; captured in Mortain, France August 7, 1944. Liberated May 8, 1945 in Markt Pongau, Austria. He was in prison camps in Germany and Austria. Received Good Conduct Medal, POW Medal, European Theater of Operations Medal with 3 Stars, American Campaign Medal, Purple Heart, WWII Victory Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Bronze Star and Army of Occupation Medal with Germany clasp.