World War II Honoree

Lyle Mac Bemisdarfer

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Des Moines, Iowa

Honored By

Robert F. Bemisdarfer

Relationship

Son

HE ENLISTED IN THE IOWA NATIONAL GUARD AND THEN WAS ACTIVATED AND SENT TO CAMP CLAIBORNE, LOUISIANA. HE WAS DEPLOYED OVERSEAS. HE WAS AWARDED 3 BRONZE STARS FOR ROME-ARNO, TUNISIA AND NAPLES-FOGGIA CAMPAIGNS, WITH THE 5TH ARMY ON OCTOBER 22, 1944. RIOUS SERVICE UNIT PLAQUE PER GO151, HEADQUARTERS, 34TH INFANTRY DIVISION, DECEMBER 9, 1944. EARNED GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. SERVED TO THE WAR'S END, 1945. UNIT WAS DEMOBILIZED, 1945. FEBRUARY 16, 1942: DESTINATION EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS, ARRIVAL MARCH 2, 1942. DECEMBER 22, 1942: LEFT FOR AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER OF OPERATIONS, ARRIVED JANUARY 3, 1943. MAY 23, 1945: LEFT FOR THE U.S., ARRIVED JUNE 14, 1945. HE IS NOW DECEASED. BURIAL IN THE BONDURANT CEMETERY, BOUNDURANT, IOWA