World War II Honoree

Raymond K. Berger

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Bridgeport, Connecticut

Honored By

Raymond Berger

Relationship

self

BASIC TRAINING AT FORT MCCELLAN, ALABAMA. SHIPPED OUT ON DECEMBER 8, 1944 AND LANDED IN LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND ON DECEMBER 19, 1944. WENT TO SOUTH HAMPTON BY TRAIN AND THEN TO THE ENGLISH CHANNEL. AFTER 3 DAYS THEY LANDED AT LA HAVE IN FRANCE. THEN SENT TO A REPLACEMENT DEPOT IN PARIS AND THEN TO GIVET, FRANCE TO JOIN THE 9TH DIVISION AND SERVE IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. ON MARCH 7TH WENT TO WHITTERSCHLICK IN GERMANY AND LOADED ONTO A TRUCK AND TAKEN ACROSS A BRIDGE IN ROMARGAN WHERE THERE WERE 3 ATTEMPTS ON HIS LIFE. TAKEN PRISONER IN THE TOWN OF NEUAUSTENBERG IN GERMANY ON EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 1945. RETURNED HOME THE THE U.S. ON MAY 15, 1945. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN MEDAL WITH BRONZE STAR, COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE, PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.