World War II Honoree

Howard W. Beard

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Caseyville, Illinois

Honored By

Jamie Burns

Relationship

Granddaughter

SENT TO FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY IN 1940 TO COOK AND BAKERS SCHOOL. WAS SUPPOSED TO COMPLETE ONE YEAR OF SERVICE AND THEN BE DISCHARGED, BUT IN DECEMBER OF 1941, DUE TO PEARL HARBOR, EVERYONE'S LEAVES AND DISCHARGES WERE CANCELLED. HE WAS THEN SENT OVERSEAS TO AFRICA IN 1942 AND PARTICIPATED IN THE NORTH AFRICAN INVASION. WHILE IN SERVICE, HE DID SOME COOKING AND MOTOR POOL. IN 1945 HE WAS SENT BACK TO THE STATES AND SERVED A FEW YEARS IN RHODE ISLAND AND NEW YORK. BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS INCLUDED TUNISIAN CAMPAIGN, NAPLES-FOGGIA CAMPAIGN, ROME-ARNO CAMPAIGN, NORTH APENNINES CAMPAIGN AND PO VALLEY CAMPAIGN.