World War II Honoree

Richard H. Mills

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Weymouth, Massachusetts

Honored By

BSA Troop 9 Weymouth & R. M. Thomas

Relationship

Friends

RECEIVED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. ASSIGNED TO THE 397TH INFANTRY OF THE 100TH INFANTRY DIVISION AND SERVED WITH THAT ORGANIZATION ON THE 7TH ARMY FRONT IN SOUTHERN GERMANY. MEMBER OF THE FAMOUS 'CENTURY' DIVISION COMMANDED BY MAJOR GENERAL WITHERS A. BURRESS OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. THE 100TH CRACKED THE PROPOSED GERMAN WINTER OFFENSIVE LINE IN THE VOSGES MOUNTAINS AFTER ONLY TWO WEEKS OF FRONT LINE EXPERIENCE. IT THEN FOLLOWED THROUGH TO OPEN UP THE KEY SAALES PASS LEADING TO THE ALSATIAN PLAIN AND STRASBOURG.