World War II Honoree

Alvin G. Niemeyer

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Bruning, Nebraska

Honored By

Lester C. Woodrum

Relationship

Friend

STAFF SERGEANT. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER WITH THE 3RD PLATOON, COMPANY I, 232ND INFANTRY BATTALION, 42ND RAINBOW DIVISION 1944-1946. BASIC TRAINING CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. DISCHARGED CAMP MCCOY, WISCONSIN. MEDALS AWARDED. COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, PURPLE HEART, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH BRONZE STAR ATTACHMENT (DOUBLE) WWII VICTORY MEDAL, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL AND GERMANY CLASP, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON WWII, MARKSMAN BADGE AND RIFLE BAR. COMBAT ACTION FRANCE AND GERMANY. WOUNDED AT WURZBURG, GERMANY APRIL 7, 1945. ARMY OF OCCUPATION HINTERTUX, SALZBURG AND UNKUN, AUSTRIA.