World War II Honoree

Charles H. Obermire

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Clinton, Iowa

Honored By

Albert J. Ostergaard

Relationship

Friend

STAFF SERGEANT. ENTERED SERVICE MARCH 13, 1941 AT FORT DES MOINES, IOWA. STATIONED AT FORT CHEYENNE, WYOMING TO COMPLETE BASIC TRAINING; SERVED FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA ASSIGNED TO 183RD FIELD ARTILLERY AND ANTI-TANK BATTALION; 76TH FIELD ARTILLERY BRIGADE; FORT FRANCIS E. WARREN, WYOMING; FORT LEWIS, WASHINGTON; CAMP KILMER, NEW JERSEY AND NEW YORK PORT OF EMBARKATION. OCTOBER 21, 1943 BATTALION CROSSED ATLANTIC ON SS FAIR ISLE, ARRIVING IN ENGLAND NOVEMBER 4, 1943 WHERE BATTALION TRAINED ON DARTMOOR. BATTALION BIVOUACKED AT GRANTLAND UFFCULME. BATTALION ARRIVED AT VIRE, FRANCE IN NORMANDY D-DAY PLUS 1 DAY. ASSIGNED AS MESS SERGEANT, HEADQUARTERS BATTALION, 16TH FIELD ARTILLERY OBSERVATION BATTALION. OCTOBER 1944, ASSIGNED TO 17TH FIELD ARTILLERY OBSERVATION BATTALION, 190TH FIELD ARTILLERY GROUP, U.S. 3RD ARMY. BATTALION SERVED MAGNIFICENTLY IN ADVERSE CONDITIONS AT FALAISE GAP IN NORTH FRANCE, FROM CAUMONT TO ST. LO JUNE 8, 1944 UNTIL BREAKTHROUGH IN BELGIUM BACK OF 1ST AND 2ND DIVISIONS, DURING COUNTER OPERATIONS THAT LIQUIDATED THE BULGE IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 1944. EARNED BATTALION PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION. BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES, RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE. DECORATIONS INCLUDE THE AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH 1 SILVER BATTLE STAR, 1 SERVICE STRIPE, 4 OVERSEAS SERVICE BARS AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. LEFT EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS OCTOBER 15, 1945 AND ARRIVED AT NEW YORK PORT OCTOBER 25, 1945. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AT CAMP GRANT, ILLINOIS OCTOBER 29, 1945.