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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Gene H. Pence

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Arizona

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED IN THE ARMY AND VOLUNTEERED FOR PARATROOPER DUTY. ASSIGNED TO THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION. HIS FIRST COMBAT ACTION WAS SEEN WHEN HE AIR JUMPED INTO NORMANDY AS A PART OF THE D-DAY PRE-INVASION FORCES. FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, AND IN THE PACIFIC THEATER WITH THE 11TH AIRBORNE.