World War II Honoree

Wallace E. Morgan

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Cedar Falls, Iowa

Honored By

Janet Morgan

Relationship

Wife

ENLISTED ON DECEMBER 4, 1942 IN DES MOINES, IOWA. TRAINED FOR 18 MONTHS WITH 103RD DIVISION, 410TH REGIMENT, COMPANY 'M' (HEAVY WEAPONS) AT CAMP CLAIBORNE, LOUISIANA AND CAMP HOWZE, TEXAS. WAS TRANSFERRED TO ENGLAND AS REPLACEMENT IN MAY, 1944. SHIPPED TO OMAHA BEACH (NORMANDY) ON FISHING BOAT IN LATE JUNE, 1944. JOINED 28TH DIVISION, 110TH REGIMENT, COMPANY D IN PERCY, FRANCE. FOUGHT WITH 28TH THROUGH PARIS AND WAS IN THE 'LIBERATION OF PARIS' PARADE. CONTINUED FIGHTING THROUGH FRANCE, TO BELGIUM, LUXEMBOURG AND INTO GERMANY. PARTICIPATED IN LARGE BATTLE NEAR HOCHSCHEID, GERMANY ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1944. R&R AT CAMP ELSENBORN, BELGIUM IN OCTOBER, 1944. FOUGHT IN HUERTGEN FOREST. WAS WOUNDED AND CAPTURED ON NOVEMBER 13, 1944. WAS PRISONER OF WAR AT NEUBRANDENBURG, GERMANY (STALAG IIA) FOR REMAINDER OF WAR. UPON LIBERATION, HE WALKED TO ELBE RIVER AND U.S. ARMY LINES. HE THEN WAS SENT TO CAMP LUCKY STRIKE BEFORE SHIPPING BACK TO U.S. HE WAS DISCHARGED AT FT. SAM HOUSTON ON DECEMBER 4TH, 1945.