World War II Honoree

Berwyn Dewey Forsythe

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Youngstown, Ohio

Honored By

Berwyn Dewey Forsythe

Relationship

Self

SERVED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OHIO STATE GUARD, YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. SERVED FEBRUARY 12, 1942 TO AUGUST 20, 1942. AUGUST 28, 1942. ENLISTED AS A VOLUNTEER OFFICER CANDIDATE INDUCTION STATION COLUMBUS, OHIO. SEPTEMBER 4, 1942 FORT MCCLELLAN, ALABAMA INFANTRY BASIC TRAINING. DECEMBER 14, 1942 FORT MCCLELLAN ALABAMA, CADRE BASIC TRAINING TO DECEMBER 1942-JANUARY 1943 AVIATION CADET CLASSIFICATION CENTER, NASHVILLE TENNESSEE. JANUARY 1943 TO MARCH 1943 PRIVATE, CLERK-TYPIST BASIC FLIGHT TRAINING CENTER, NEWPORT, ARKANSAS MARCH 1943 TO OCTOBER 1943 PRIVATE, CASHIER, FINANCE DEPARTMENT ADVANCED FLIGHT TRAINING WALNUT RIDGE, ARKANSAS. OCTOBER 1943 FINANCE DEPARTMENT, FIRST AIR FORCE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. CASHIER FINANCE DEPARTMENT, FIRST AIR FORCE, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. CASHIER JUNE 6, 1945. OFFICER’S CANDIDATE SCHOOL, QUARTERMASTER OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL CAMP LEE, VIRGINIA. SEPTEMBER 14, 1945 GRADUATED OFFICERS CANDIDATE SCHOOL, COMMISSIONED 2ND LIEUTENANT QUARTERMASTER CORPS. U.S. ARMY SEPTEMBER 17, 1945 ASSIGNED TO QUARTERMASTER REPLACEMENT POOL, BASIC TRAINING PLATOON LEADER JUNE 12, 1946 ASSIGNED TO HEADQUARTERS, FIRST QUARTERMASTER TRAINING GROUP ASSISTANT S-3 OCTOBER 21, 1946. TRANSFERRED TO SEPARATION CENTER FORT GEORGE G. MEADE MARYLAND TO OCTOBER 24, 1946 OCTOBER 24, 1946. RELIEVED FROM ACTIVE DUTY. OCTOBER 24, 1946 COMMISSIONED 2ND LIEUTENANT FINANCE DEPARTMENT RESERVE CORPS. NOVEMBER 12, 1948 COMMISSIONED FIRST LIEUTENANT, 153RD INFANTRY COMPANY A, ARKANSAS NATIONAL GUARD.