World War II Honoree

Jules Oliver Oppenheimer

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Cincinnati, Ohio

Honored By

Jean Simmons

Relationship

Daughter

HE WAS BORN IN NECKARSTEINACH, GERMANY. AFTER BECOMING A U.S. CITIZEN IN AUGUST 1942, HE SERVED WITH COMPANY B, 19TH ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION FROM DECEMBER 11, 1942 TO SEPTEMBER 22, 1945. HE WAS AN INTELLIGENCE OFFICER WHO INTERROGATED PRISONERS OF WAR. SERVED IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE AND ARDENNES. ALSO SERVED IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH 5 BRONZE BATTLE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT RIBBON AND BRONZE STAR. THESE COMMENDATIONS WERE AWARDED ON JANUARY 11, 1945.