World War II Honoree

George Arthur Haffelder

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Toledo, Ohio

Honored By

A Grateful American

HE WAS DRAFTED INTO THE ARMY. WHILE IN THE ARMY FROM 1943 TO 1946. HE ATTENDED STANFORD UNIVERSITY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. HE LATER WAS DEPLOYED FROM CAMP COOK, CALIFORNIA TO EUROPE WHERE HE SAW ACTIVE DUTY AS A MEMBER OF THE 11TH ARMORED DIVISION UNDER GENERAL PATTON IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE 22ND TANK BATTALION THAT LIBERATED MAUTHAUSSEN CONCENTRATION CAMP ON MAY 5, 1945.