World War II Honoree

Victor Allen Hale

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Louisville, Illinois

Honored By

Robert Medley Gatewood

INDUCTED AND ENTERED SERVICE ON 25 FEBRUARY 1943. TRAINED AS RADIO REPAIRMAN, SERVED IN THE SIGNAL CORPS OVERSEAS FROM 23 AUGUST 1943 TO 8 FEBRUARY 1946. SAW ACTION IN ALGERIA AND THE ROME-ARNO CAMPAIGN. AFTER V-E DAY, ASSIGNED TO THE ALLIED CONTROL COMMISSION (ACC) IN BULGARIA AND WORKED CLOSELY WITH MEMBERS OF THE OFFICE OF STRATEGIC SERVICES (OSS). EARNED 5 OVERSEAS SERVICE BARS, THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE BATTLE STAR, THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. HONORABLE DISCHARGE AS A SERGEANT ON 14 FEBRUARY 1946.