World War II Honoree

Guy F. Haas

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Granite Falls, North Carolina

Honored By

Novaro & Jan Nichols

Relationship

Friends

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS. TOOK BASIC TRAINING IN WALDERS, TEXAS. TRAINED AS INFANTRYMAN ON 30 CALIBER MACHINE GUN. LEFT BOSTON HARBOR IN SEPTEMBER 1944 FOR LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND WITH THE 4TH INFANTRY DIVISION, 22ND REGIMENT, 1ST BATTALION, COMPANY D. PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLES OF THE HUERTGEN FOREST, GERMANY, FRANCE, BELGIUM, LUXEMBOURG, AND THE ENTIRE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. LEFT EUROPE IN JUNE OF 1945. RECEIVED A BRONZE STAR IN PRUME, GERMANY; EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL WITH THREE STARS FOR ARDENNES, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE; COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE; 30 CALIBER MACHINE GUN; M-1 RIFLEMAN. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN FEBRUARY 1946.