World War II Honoree

Donald Watson Games

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Aberdeen, Ohio

Honored By

Donald Games

Relationship

Self

CANNONEER; 105MM HOWITZER WITH BATTERY B, 156TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION, 44TH INFANTRY DIVISION, XV CORP AND VI CORPS, 7TH ARMY. SERVED IN NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES-ALSACE, RHINELAND, AND CENTRAL EUROPE. WITH 44TH DIVISION, ASSIGNED TO THE 1ST ARMY FOR THE MARCH 1946 INVASION OF THE TOKYO PLAIN. ARRIVED IN NEW YORK HARBOR ON THE QUEEN ELIZABETH; JULY 20, 1945 FOR PRE-DEPLOYMENT FURLOUGHS. WAR ENDED IN AUGUST. BACK AT OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY ON GI BILL, JANUARY 1946.