World War II Honoree

Harold L. Hiner

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Ashland, Ohio

Honored By

Ken Carnahan

Relationship

Brother-in-Law

HE WAS A RIFLEMAN AND SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH COMPANY B, 301ST INFANTRY, 94TH DIVISION. HE FOUGHT WITH ALL TYPES OF WEAPONS TO DESTROY AND DISORGANIZE ENEMY PERSONNEL. DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, HIS COMPANY SPEARHEADED THE ATTACK ON A GERMAN STRONGHOLD NEAR ORSHOLZ. THEY PENETRATED THE SIEGFIELD LINE BUT WERE TRAPPED ON A HILL AND ENDURED A HEAVY FIREFIGHT FOR TWO DAYS. WHEN IT WAS OBVIOUS THERE WAS NO WAY OUT, THEY WERE TAKEN PRISONERS BY THE GERMANS. WAS A PRISONER OF WAR FOR 3 MONTHS, ENDURING THE SEVERE HARDSHIPS OF STALAG XII AND STALAG XIB. HE WAS LIBERATED BY THE BRITISH IN APRIL 1945.