World War II Honoree

Walter C. Montgomery

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Monroe, North Carolina

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE IN 1940. SAILED FROM THE NEW YORK PORT OF EMBARKATION ON FEBRUARY 11, 1944 WITH HIS UNIT, ARRIVED IN ENGLAND ON FEBRUARY 23, 1944, AND LANDED IN FRANCE ON JULY 8, 1944. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH BATTERY C, 690TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION. PARTICIPATED IN THE NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES-ALSACE (BATTLE OF THE BULGE), AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH SILVER SERVICE STAR, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH ‘GERMANY’ CLASP. HIS BATTALION WAS CITED IN THE ORDER OF THE DAY OF THE BELGIUM ARMY FOR ACTIONS ALONG THE MEUSE RIVER. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945 AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.