World War II Honoree

Charles Joseph Rambo

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Oak Harbor, Ohio

Honored By

Joyce A. Huber

Relationship

Daughter

ENLISTED MARCH, 1943. SENT TO FT. MCCULLOUGH, ALABAMA FOR BASIC TRAINING UNTIL JULY, 1943. EVENTUALLY ASSIGNED TO COMPANY L, 116TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 29TH INFANTRY DIVISION CAMP SHANK, NEW YORK THEN LEAVING TO ENGLAND VIA 'THE ISLE OF FRANCE' . ARRIVED AT GLASGOW, ENGLAND WITH FINAL DESTINATION PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND. THIS IS WHEN HE WAS ASSIGNED TO COMPANY L. THE COMMANDING OFFICER WAS GERHART UNDER GENERAL NORMAN CODY. FROM HERE, THEY WERE SHIPPED TO SOUTH HAMPTON, ENGLAND AND LOADED ON BOATS FOR THE NORMANDY INVASION. THEY SAT IN THE CHANNEL FROM JUNE 4-6 UNTIL GENERAL EISENHOWER GAVE THE OK FOR THE INVASION ON OMAHA BEACH TO TAKE PLACE ON JUNE 6, 1944. HE WAS PART OF THE 2ND WAVE OF THE NORMANDY INVASION. ON THE WAY TO ST. LO FRANCE, WAS WOUNDED BY A SHELL BURST IN BOTH LEGS IN ADDITION TO INJURIES TO HIS RIGHT ARM AND LEFT HIP. A C-47 TRANSPORT TOOK HIM BACK TO ENGLAND. HE WAS SENT BACK TO THE U.S. ON DECEMBER 1 FROM LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND TO NEW YORK, ARRIVING DECEMBER 15, 1944. HE STAYED AT THE HOSPITAL ON STATEN ISLAND FOR ONE WEEK, THEN WAS SENT TO THE HOSPITAL AT CAMP ATTERBURY IN INDIANAPOLIS, THEN FINALLY REASSIGNED TO FT. KNOX, KENTUCKY FOR THE DURATION OF THE WAR. WHILE HERE, HE WAS ASSIGNED AS A MILITARY POLICEMAN WITH DUTIES INCLUDING CENSORING MAIL AT THE STOCKADE. HE WAS DISCHARGED DECEMBER 15,1945. RECEIVED PURPLE HEART, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN- MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND A SHARPSHOOTER BADGE.