World War II Honoree

Frank Faudem

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Detroit, Michigan

Honored By

Joe Arsena

Relationship

Baseball fan

ENTERED THE MILITARY JANUARY 11, 1943. HE WAS INDUCTED IN THE ARMY AT FORT CUSTER, MICHIGAN, AND STATIONED AT FORT BENNING, GEORGIA. IN MARCH,1944 HE LEFT CAMP STONEHAM, CALIFORNIA WITH THE 305TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 77TH INFANTRY DIVISION, BOUND FOR HAWAII, WHERE THEY TRAINED IN AMPHIBIOUS LANDINGS AND JUNGLE WARFARE. HE LEFT HAWAII WITH THE 77TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN JULY 1944, FOR THE AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT ON GUAM. THE 77TH DROVE NORTH ON GUAM, AND JAPANESE RESISTANCE ENDED ON AUGUST 8. WITH GUAM RECAPTURED, THE 77TH SAILED FOR NEW CALEDONIA, BUT PLANS WERE CHANGED EN ROUTE AND IT WAS DIRECTED TO PROCEED TO LEYTE. THE DIVISION LANDED ON THE EAST COAST OF LEYTE ON NOVEMBER 23, 1944, AND WAS ATTACHED TO XXIV CORPS, SIXTH ARMY. AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TRAINING AND COMBAT PATROLLING IN THE CORPS' REAR IT LANDED AT IPIL AND FOUGHT UP THE EAST COAST OF ORMOC BAY TO SEIZE ORMOC ON DECEMBER 10. MOPPING UP OPERATIONS CONTINUED THROUGH JANUARY 1945, AND IT WAS ON JANUARY 12, 1945, THAT A SINGLE BULLET FROM A JAPANESE SNIPER ENDED HIS LIFE. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.