World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Edgar Allen Engle
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Falls City, Nebraska
Honored By
Naomi Hopperstad
AFTER NATIONAL GUARD, SERVED TWO HITCHES: FROM DECEMBER 17, 1940 TO DECEMBER 28, 1944; DECEMBER 29, 1944 - JANUARY 29, 1946. AS AN ENLISTED MAN, ATTENDED INFANTRY OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL; QUALIFIED WITH SHARPSHOOTER M-1 RIFLE; AND AS STENOGRAPHER 213. RECEIVED NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL. WAS DISCHARGED A CORPORAL FROM TENTH COMPANY, SECOND STUDENT TRAINING REGIMENT, FORT BENNING, GEORGIA, TO ACCEPT APPOINTMENT AS SECOND LIEUTENANT AND ACTIVE DUTY IN THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES. SERVED AT UNIT OFFICER TRAINING CENTER WITH 306TH INFANTRY, 77TH DIVISION IN THE PHILIPPINES, ASIATIC PACIFIC THEATER; JAPAN WITH OCCUPATION FORCES. WAS AWARDED ASIATIC PACIFIC SERVICE MEDAL; AMERICAN SERVICE MEDAL, WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL AND PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON.