World War II Honoree

Stanley J. Greenwood, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Bridgeport, Connecticut

Honored By

Children

DRAFTED IN 1942 AND SERVED IN THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS FROM AUGUST, 1942 TO JULY, 1944. HE WAS THEN SHIPPED TO EUROPE AND SERVED WITH THE 104TH INFANTRY 'TIMBERWOLVES DIVISION', COMPANY G IN GERMANY. THEY CROSSED THE REMAGEN BRIDGE AND WAITED OUTSIDE BERLIN TO ALLOW THE RUSSIAN ARMY TO ARRIVE (THE RUSSIAN ARMY WAS ALLOWED FIRST INTO BERLIN). HE WAS SENT BACK TO THE U.S. WHEN GERMANY SURRENDERED TO TRAIN FOR THE INVASION OF JAPAN, BUT WAS DISCHARGED UPON JAPAN'S SURRENDER IN AUGUST, 1945.