World War II Honoree

Howard Mizell

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

New Orleans, Louisiana

Honored By

Mildred Mizell Morre

Relationship

Daughter

CAMP JOSEPH T ROBINSON FOR BASIC TRAINING COMPLETED IN THIRTEEN WEEKS. HE GOT SEVEN DAYS OFF FOR CHRISTMAS AND THEN LEFT IN JANUARY 1945 FOR THE PHILIPPINES. HE WAS IN LEYTE, LUZON AND WAS INJURED AT BALETE PASS ON APRIL 29, 1945. IT WAS ALMOST DARK AND HE WAS DIGGING A FOX HOLE WHEN HIS BUDDY WENT TO GET THE WATER IN PREPARATION FOR THE NIGHT. A MORTAR BOMB HIT A TREE NEAR WHERE HE WAS DIGGING IN AND IT EXPLODED HITTING HIM IN FIVE DIFFERENT PLACES- RIGHT SIDE OF NECK, LEFT FOREARM, LEFT GROIN, LEFT KNEE AND LEG.