World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Harry Drischler
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Honored By
Daughter
SERVED WITH THE 4TH INFANTRY, 1ST BATTALION MEDICAL CORPS. ARRIVED IN EUROPE AFTER D-DAY. SAW ACTION IN GERMANY AND IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE NEAR LUXEMBOURG. HE SAW A LOT OF SUFFERING, INCLUDING BUCHENWALD. THE MEDICAL CORPS TRIED TO SAVE AS MANY AS POSSIBLE AND AT LEAST THEY HAD BANDAGES AND SOME DRUGS. ON THE GERMAN SIDE, ARMS AND LEGS WERE AMPUTATED DAILY ONLY BECAUSE THE GERMANS HAD RUN OUT OF ALL MEDICAL SUPPLIES. HE WAS ON A BRITISH SHIP JUST PASSING GIBRALTAR GOING TO SOUTHEAST ASIA WHEN THE JAPANESE SURRENDERED ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1945.