World War II Honoree

Donald J. Greig

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Pine City, Minnesota

Honored By

Mr. & Mrs. Donald Greig

HE WAS INDUCTED INTO FEDERAL SERVICE FEBRUARY 10, 1941 WITH MINNESOTA NATIONAL GUARD, 125TH FIELD ARTILLERY, 2ND BATTALION, E BATTERY AS PART OF 34TH INFANTRY DIVISION. HE LEFT PINE CITY BY TRAIN FOR CAMP CLAIBORNE, LOUISIANA FOR TRAINING. A MONTH AFTER THE PEARL HARBOR ATTACK, THE DIVISION ENTRAINED TO FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY EN ROUTE OVERSEAS. THE UNIT MOVED TO FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA IN MARCH 1942. IN MARCH OF 1943 THEY BECAME THE 995TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION, B BATTERY. A SEPARATE BATTALION ATTACHED TO THE 194TH GROUP. IN AUGUST 1943 THEY SHIPPED OUT FROM STATEN ISLAND DOCK ABOARD THE SS MONTEREY CVL-26 TO ORAN, ALGERIA, NORTH AFRICA. FROM ALGERIA THEY WENT TO THE VICINITY OF LA BIZERTE, TUNISIA UNTIL LANDING AT NAPLES, ITALY. THEY SAILED OUT OF NAPLES TO ST TROPEZ, FRANCE AND INTO GERMANY AND CROSSED THE RHINE. THEY ENDED UP IN MUNICH, GERMANY IN APRIL 1945. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1945 AT CAMP MCCOY, WISCONSIN.