World War II Honoree

Miles B. Custard

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Chester, New York

Honored By

Edward T. Custard

Relationship

Nephew

SERVED AS A GUNNER WITH COMPANY A OF THE 17TH ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION, 12TH ARMORED DIVISION, WITH WHICH HE FOUGHT IN FRANCE BEGINNING IN THE FALL OF 1945. CAPTURED BY THE GERMAN ARMY ALONG WITH THE REST OF HIS UNIT IN HERRLISSHEIM, FRANCE MID-JANUARY OF 1945. HE WAS A PRISONER OF WAR AT STALAG II B, FALLINGBOSTEL, GERMANY, UNTIL THE CAMP'S LIBERATION IN APRIL, 1945 BY GENERAL MONTGOMERY'S BRITISH NINTH DIVISION.