World War II Honoree

Byron Greenlee, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Point Pleasant, West Virginia

Honored By

Judy Williamson, Stephen Greenlee, Bob Greenlee, Margaret Greenlee

Relationship

Children & Wife

ENTERED MILITARY OCTOBER 15, 1942. RECEIVED BASIC TRAINING AT CAMP ROBERTS, CALIFORNIA; IN INFANTRY, SENT TO TEXAS WITH 273RD ORDNANCE. LEFT NEW YORK PORT DECEMBER 23, 1943. ARRIVED IN SCOTLAND DECEMBER 30, 1943. PARTICIPATED IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL CAMPAIGNS IN EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. WAS ON ELBE RIVER, GERMANY WHEN SURRENDER OCCURRED. ORIGINAL COMPANY WAS BROKEN UP AND TRANSFERRED TO MUNICH, GERMANY ORDNANCE. DISCHARGED FROM 275TH ORDNANCE MAINTENANCE COMPANY NOVEMBER 4, 1945 AS CORPORAL. PARTICIPATED IN D-DAY PLUS 16. SERVED IN SCOTLAND, ENGLAND, FRANCE, BELGIUM AND GERMANY.