World War II Honoree

Mortimer Goldman

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Brooklyn, New York

Honored By

A Grateful American

SERVED IN THE ARMY FROM FEBRUARY 1941 UNTIL NOVEMBER, 1945. HE WAS A PROUD AND ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE 27TH AND 83RD DIVISIONS, SERVING FIRST IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, AND THEN, AS AN OFFICER, HE LANDED IN NORMANDY, FRANCE ON D-DAY AND FOUGHT THROUGH THE HURTEN FORREST AND THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, AND MET THE RUSSIANS AT THE ELBE RIVER. HE RECEIVED MANY AWARDS FOR HIS SERVICE INCLUDING THE COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE, TWO BRONZE STARS, THE EUROPEAN BADGE WITH FIVE BATTLE STARS.