World War II Honoree

Charles Rex Allison

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Dryad, Washington

Honored By

Elaine Packard

Relationship

Daughter

386TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION, 104TH (TIMBERWOLF) INFANTRY DIVISION. ENTERED COMBAT IN OCTOBER 1944 THROUGH FRANCE. HE WAS CAPTURED WHILE FIGHTING INSIDE THE SIEGFRIED LINE DURING THE AACHEN, GERMANY TO THE ROER RIVER CAMPAIGN CLOSE TO DUREN, GERMANY. HE WAS MOVED TO THE GERMAN PRISONER OF WAR CAMP, OFLAG 64, SZUBIN, POLAND. IN JANUARY 1945, HE BEGAN THE MARCH OF NEARLY 400 MILES THROUGH SNOW AND SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES TO THE PRISONER OF WAR CAMP OFLAG XIII-B AT HAMMELBURG, WHERE HE WAS LIBERATED. HE WAS AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL WITH BRONZE 'V', FOR ACTIONS TAKEN PRIOR TO CAPTURE INSIDE THE SIEGFRIED LINE.