World War II Honoree

Herman F. Graebner

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Bay Village, Ohio

Honored By

Carol Graebner Pinkus

Relationship

Daughter

SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS AS A CAPTAIN IN THE 47TH ARMORED FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION, 5TH ARMORED DIVISION, FROM MAY 2, 1942 UNTIL JANUARY 31, 1946. ARRIVED IN ENGLAND FEBRUARY 1944 AND CROSSED THE CHANNEL INTO FRANCE IN JUNE, TWO WEEKS AFTER “D” DAY. BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS INCLUDED NORMANDY, ARDENNES, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE TRAVELING THROUGH FRANCE, BELGIUM, LUXEMBOURG, THE NETHERLANDS AND INTO GERMANY FINALLY MEETING THE RUSSIANS AT THE ELBE RIVER 40 MILES FROM BERLIN. RECEIVED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATRE MEDAL WITH FIVE BATTLE STARS, WW II VICTORY MEDAL AND BRONZE STAR MEDAL. SERVED WITH OCCUPATION FORCES IN GERMANY FROM MAY TO NOVEMBER, 1945.