World War II Honoree

Harold E. Frost

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Flora, Illinois

Honored By

Robert M. Gatewood

Relationship

Friend

ENTERED SERVICE IN NOVEMBER 1942. AFTER BASIC TRAINING, INTELLIGENCE SCHOOL AND LANGUAGE (ITALIAN) TRAINING AT CAMP CROFT, SOUTH CAROLINA WAS TRANSFERRED TO NAPLES, ITALY. THEREAFTER, SERVED SEVEN MONTHS AS A SQUAD LEADER IN A RECONNAISSANCE UNIT, EVENTUALLY OPERATING IN THE PO RIVER VALLEY AROUND ROME, ITALY. AFTER THE WAR IN EUROPE ENDED, COMPLETED HIS TOUR OF DUTY AS A TRAINED VIP CHAUFFEUR ASSIGNED TO COMPANY D OF THE 703RD MILITARY POLICE (CEREMONIAL UNIT) IN THE MILITARY DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON.