World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Howard L. Beall
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Greenbrier County, West Virginia
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
RANK: PRIVATE 1ST CLASS. INDUCTED INTO THE ARMY OCTOBER 6, 1942 AT CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS ASSIGNED TO THE 120TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 30TH INFANTRY ‘OLD HICKORY’ DIVISION, ATTACHED TO THE U.S. 1ST ARMY. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE VAST ARMADA THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION OF GERMANY’S FORTRESS EUROPE, D-DAY, TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1944, OPERATION OVERLORD AND WENT ASHORE ON THE OMAHA BEACHHEAD JUNE 11, 1944. KILLED IN ACTION TUESDAY, JULY 4, 1944 IN THE VICINITY OF THE VIRE-ET-TAUTE CANAL, FRANCE AND IS BURIED IN THE NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY LOCATED AT COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, FRANCE. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.