World War II Honoree

Bert Richard Wellborn

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Cantril, Iowa

Honored By

Richard L. Wellborn

Relationship

Son

JANUARY 9, 1943; CAMP DODGE, IOWA. SWORN IN U.S. ARMY; BASIC TRAINING, FT. LEONARD WOOD, MISSOURI. MARCH, 1943; GAS/DIESEL MECHANICS TRAINING, NORMOYLE ORDNANCE DEPOT, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. JUNE, 1943; CAMP SHENANGO, PENNSYLVANIA; CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA; AND CAMP KILMER, NEW JERSEY. JULY, 1943; TRUCKED TO STATEN ISLAND AND BOARDED FREIGHTER. UNLOADED IN LATE JULY AT DAKAR (SENEGAL, WEST AFRICA). JULY-DECEMBER, 1943; ASSIGNED TO 38TH ENGINEERS, PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON EQUIPMENT USED IN AIR STRIP CONSTRUCTION NEAR RUFISQUE (EAST OF DAKAR). MID-DECEMBER, 1943; BOARDED DUTCH LINER. AFTER STOPS IN FREETOWN (SIERRA LEONE, WEST AFRICA) TO PICK UP BRITISH TROOPS, THEN GIBRALTAR (FOR 8-DAYS WAITING TO JOIN A SHIP CONVOY), LANDED AT LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND. JANUARY-MAY, 1944; MINCHINHAMPTON, ENGLAND, EQUIPMENT PREPARATION AND INVASION TRAINING. JUNE 7-9, 1944; SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND TO UTAH BEACH, NORMANDY, FRANCE. JUNE-JULY, 1944; EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE IN SAINTE-MERE EGLISE, NORMANDY AREA. AUGUST-OCTOBER, 1944; RAILROAD MARSHALLING YARD CONSTRUCTION NEAR VALOGNES, NORMANDY. NOVEMBER, 1944-JUNE, 1945; EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE NEAR BOSQUE-LE-HARDE (NORTHEAST OF ROUEN). JULY, 1945; TRUCK CONVOY TO MARSEILLES, FRANCE, BOARDED U.S. TROOP SHIP, THROUGH GIBRALTAR TO PANAMA CANAL. AUGUST, 1945; THROUGH PANAMA CANAL TO MANILA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. SEPTEMBER-NOVEMBER, 1945; EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE NEAR MANILA. EARLY DECEMBER, 1945; BOARDED U.S. TROOP SHIP IN MANILA. DECEMBER 20, 1945; ARRIVED AT SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA. DOCK WORKERS STRIKE DELAYED UNLOADING 3 DAYS. DECEMBER 23, 1945; TRANSPORTED BY TRUCK TO CAMP ANZA, RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA. DECEMBER 24-26, 1945; CAMP ANZA BY TRAIN TO FT. LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS. DECEMBER 27, 1945; HONORABLE DISCHARGE AT FT. LEAVENWORTH. DECEMBER 28, 1945; ARRIVED HOME.