World War II Honoree

Alton Dunaway Neale

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Bealeton, Virginia

Honored By

James W. Neale, John D. Neale & Thomas P. Neale

Relationship

Sons

HIGH-SCHOOL PRINCIPAL. COMMISSIONED AS AN OFFICER UPON ENTRY INTO SERVICE IN 1941. SERVED AS AN ADJUTANT GENERAL CORPS OFFICER IN NORTH AFRICA AND EUROPE. HE STAYED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER AFTER THE WAR, SERVING IN BERLIN THROUGH 1946 TO REESTABLISH THE GERMAN EDUCATION SYSTEM AS PART OF THE ARMY MILITARY GOVERNMENT ROLE. ACHIEVED THE RANK OF CAPTAIN. AFTER WWII, HE CONTINUED TO SERVE THE ARMY ON ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE STATUS, ACHIEVING THE RANK OF COLONEL.