World War II Honoree

Harold Albert Nehmer

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Croswell, Michigan

Honored By

Sandra J. Nehmer Johnson

Relationship

Daughter

1ST LIEUTENANT, COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER WITH ARTILLERY UNIT. HE WAS IN BELGIUM WHEN THE GERMANS BROKE THROUGH AND THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE BEGAN. CAPTURED DECEMBER 19, 1944. AS A POW, HIS HEAD WAS SHAVED TO IDENTIFY HIM AS AN OFFICER. HE MARCHED AND RODE IN CROWDED 40 AND 8 BOX CARS WITH OTHER PRISONERS OF WAR AND WAS IMPRISONED IN MANY CAMPS ALL OVER GERMANY. HE WAS LIBERATED ON APRIL 29, 1945.