World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James A. Haertlein
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Boston, Massachusetts
Honored By
Lee R. Christensen
ENTERED SERVICE FROM MASSACHUSETTS FEBRUARY 1943. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS AS THE ASSISTANT S-2, 229TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION. EARNED THE BRONZE STAR, 5 BATTLE STARS AND THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION WITH THE 112TH INFANTRY REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM IN THE DEFENSE OF ST. VITH DECEMBER 1944.