World War II Honoree

Henry H. Printz

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Reading, Pennsylvania

Honored By

A Grateful American

SERVED AS A SERGEANT IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. RECIPIENT OF THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND THE SERVICE MEDAL WITH 5 STARS. PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLES OF NORTH AFRICA, NORMANDY INVASION, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES, CENTRAL EUROPE AND THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. HE WAS A NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER AND WORKED CLEARING MINES IN ADVANCE OF ALLIED FORCES.