World War II Honoree

Aaron G. Freeman

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Blairstown, New Jersey

Honored By

Frank Toth

Relationship

Fellow Veteran

ENTERED SERVICE MARCH 1944. HE SERVED AT 2 U.S. POSTS WHILE SERVING IN DEFENSE OF THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN. HE DEPLOYED TO THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN IN LATE 1944. AS A MEMBER OF THE BATTLE-HARDENED INFANTRY, HE SERVED IN CAMPAIGNS UNTIL HE WAS SADLY LOST IN NORTHERN ITALY, IN THE CLOSING WEEKS OF THE WAR ON APRIL 14, 1945 DURING THE LIBERATION OF EUROPE. HIS PERSONAL HEROISM AND VALOR HELPED TO FREE COUNTLESS PEOPLE AND LANDS FROM OCCUPATION BY THE AXIS POWERS.