World War II Honoree

Charles E. Garman

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Reisterstown, Maryland

Honored By

Charles E. Garman

Relationship

Self

INDUCTED U.S. ARMY, FEBRUARY 13, 1943, FORT EUSTIS, VIRGINIA. ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY BASIC AND ADVANCED TRAINING, FORT EUSTIS, VIRGINIA AND CAMP STEWART, GEORGIA. ASSIGNED TO BATTERY A, 14TH ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY TRAINING BATTALION, FORT EUSTIS, VIRGINIA SEPTEMBER 1943. CLERICAL SCHOOL, FORT EUSTIS, VIRGINIA. NEXT ASSIGNED TO BATTERY A, 580TH ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY AUTOMATIC WEAPONS BATTALION (SP), CAMP STEWART, GEORGIA. WARTIME SERVICE IN SECTION 2, BATTERY A, 580TH ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY AUTOMATIC WEAPONS BATTALION (MOBILE), AS M2A1 40MM ANTIAIRCRAFT RANGE SETTER, IN REGION OF GERMANY FROM AACHEN, BUIR, KONIGSWINTER AND WEIMAR, TO BLECKEDE AND HAGENOW VICINITY. WITNESSED GERMAN ENEMY ATROCITIES AT BUCHENWALD AND DAUCHAU CONCENTRATION CAMPS. OCCUPATION SERVICE WITH BATTERY A, 580TH ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY AUTOMATIC WEAPONS BATTALION (MOBILE), IN BAVARIAN REGION OF GERMANY FROM LAUFEN TO MUNICH. LATER OCCUPATION ASSIGNMENT TO 467TH ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY AUTOMATIC WEAPONS BATTALION (SP), SERVING AS TRUCK DRIVER TRANSPORTING DISPLACED CIVILIAN PERSONNEL TO POLAND AND TRANSPORTING GASOLINE BETWEEN MUNICH AND LENGGRIES, GERMANY. RANK CORPORAL. HONORABLE DISCHARGE APRIL 19, 1946, FORT MEADE, MARYLAND. AWARDED AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGN STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL (GERMANY) AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.