World War II Honoree

Harry Holland Dunbar

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Boulder City, Nevada

Honored By

Boulder City Hometown Fiddlers

SERVED AS A SERGEANT AS A MEMBER OF THE 45TH INFANTRY IN THE EUROPEAN AND AFRICAN CAMPAIGNS. HE WAS A BEACH SPOTTER IN THE BATTLE OF ANZIO BEACH HEAD IN ITALY. DURING THIS PARTICULAR BATTLE, ALL THE MEMBERS OF HIS GROUP WERE KILLED EXCEPT DUNBAR, WHO, ALTHOUGH WOUNDED, HELD THE GROUP'S POSITION UNTIL RELIEVED. IN THE INVASION OF FRANCE, DUNBAR WAS CAPTURED IN DIJON ON AUGUST 27, 1944 AND WAS PRISONER OF WAR. HE ESCAPED TWO WEEKS LATER. DUNBAR WAS IN FIVE MAJOR CAMPAIGNS DURING HIS WAR SERVICE. AWARDS AND DECORATIONS INCLUDE: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS, THE PURPLE HEART, THE SILVER STAR AND A COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE.