World War II Honoree

Harold Edward 'Red' Neumann

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Omaha, Nebraska

Honored By

Jan Neumann

Relationship

Daughter

SERVED AS A RADIOMAN FIRST CLASS ON BOARD THE USS ANCON. HE ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE IN SEPTEMBER, 1942 AND SERVED UNTIL DISCHARGED IN JANUARY, 1946. AS A RM1C, HE WAS BASED ON THE USS ANCON AND SERVED IN BOTH THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC. THE USS ANCON WAS ENGAGED IN THE NORTH AFRICA CAMPAIGN, PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR THE D-DAY INVASION AND LATER, IN THE PACIFIC, PROVIDED FLAGSHIP SUPPORT AT OKINAWA FOR VADM HARRY W. HILL. ONE OF THE HIGH POINTS OF THE SHIP’S CREW WAS THE WITNESSING OF THE SIGNING OF THE JAPANESE SURRENDER WHICH OCCURRED ON THE USS MISSOURI IN TOKYO BAY.