World War II Honoree

Connie L. Frizzell

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Prescott, Arkansas

Honored By

Betty Eaton

Relationship

Daughter

ASSIGNED TO COMPANY C, 153D INFANTRY REGIMENT AND SENT TO ANNETTE ISLAND, ALASKA. LATER TRANSFERRED TO CAMP RILEY, KANSAS WHERE THE 9TH ARMORED DIVISION WAS BEING ACTIVATED. SERVED AS CADRE UNTIL UNIT WAS SENT TO EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND WAS CAPTURED ON THE THIRD DAY OF COMBAT. AFTER HE WAS CAPTURED, HE WAS ON A FORCED MARCH FOR 13 DAYS WITH LITTLE OR NO FOOD AND WAS IN FIVE DIFFERENT PRISON CAMPS DURING THE NEXT 4 MONTHS. HE WAS LIBERATED BY THE BRITISH WHO TRANSPORTED HIM TO BELGIUM AND THEN TO FRANCE WHERE HE CAUGHT A BOAT BACK TO THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES.