World War II Honoree

Louis Arron Fite

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Benton, Arkansas

Honored By

Arnold A. Wright

Relationship

Friend

DRAFTED INTO THE ARMY ON OCTOBER 19, 1942, TAKING HIS BASIC TRAINING AT CAMP ROBINSON, ARKANSAS. HE LANDED IN ORAN, NORTH AFRICA, ASSIGNED TO HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 88TH INFANTRY, 5TH ARMY. HIS ASSIGNMENT WAS A DEMOLITION EXPERT, DISARMING MINES AND BOOBY TRAPS. HIS UNIT LEFT NORTH AFRICA FOR ITALY WHERE HE SPENT 76 DAYS ON THE FRONT LINES. WHEN THE WAR WAS OVER HE WAS ASSIGNED A JOB OF GUARDING GERMAN PRISONERS OF WAR AND TAKING THEM TO GERMANY.