World War II Honoree

Harold Edward Almand

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Douglasville, Georgia

Honored By

Ruth Carden Almand

Relationship

Wife

PARACHUTE SCHOOL, FORT BENNING, GEORGIA. TRAINED NEW RECRUITS IN PARACHUTE JUMP SCHOOL. AFTER BASIC TRAINING, JOINED THE 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION. SPENT 43 DAYS ON THE FRONT LINE IN BELGIUM AND GERMANY LATE 1944 AND EARLY 1945. RECEIVED FROST BITE AND HAD TO WEAR BOOTS 3 SIZES LARGER. ALSO ON FRONT LINE MAY 7, 1945 WHEN GERMANY SURRENDERED. OCCUPIED BERLIN FOR 5 MONTHS FOLLOWING THEIR SURRENDER AS PART OF THE POLICE FORCE. CAME HOME AS A FULL DIVISION OF THE 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION, AND PARTICIPATED IN THE VICTORY PARADE DOWN FIFTH AVENUE IN NEW YORK CITY.