World War II Honoree

Lyle W. Halverson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Hood River, Oregon

Honored By

Sheila Meyer & William Halverson

Relationship

Daughter & Son

INDUCTED AT PORTLAND, OREGON ON JULY 21, 1943. BASIC TRAINING AT CAMP ABBOTT, BEND, OREGON; AUTOMOTIVE TRAINING AT NORMOYLE ORDNANCE DEPOT; MAP READING AND BOMB DISPOSAL TRAINING IN ENGLAND. JOINED 45TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE IN JUNE 1944. BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, GO 33 WD 45. DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS INCLUDE THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL, VICTORY MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. SEPARATED FROM ARMY AT FORT LEWIS, WASHINGTON ON NOVEMBER 8, 1945.