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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Harold E. Woolard

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Washington, North Carolina

Honored By

Washington High School Alumni

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Activity During WWII

U.S. ARMY SEPTEMBER 1944 TO MARCH 1947. PRIVATE FIRST CLASS AND LATER CORPORAL IN THIRD ARMY, 809TH TANK DESTROYER BATTALION. SERVED AS ASSISTANT GUNNER ABOARD A TANK DESTROYER. ARRIVED IN LE HAVRE, FRANCE IN MARCH 1945. PARTICIPATED IN CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGN AND RHINELAND, GERMANY CAMPAIGN. WAS AWARDED GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL; EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH TWO BRONZE SERVICE STARS AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. RETURNED TO U.S. AND WAS DISCHARGED IN MARCH 1947 AT FORT MACARTHUR, CALIFORNIA.