World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Edward E. Pond
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Wilmington, Delaware
Honored By
Lois Pond Blansfield
Relationship
Daughter
ENLISTED AUGUST, 1943; WENT TO EUROPE FEBRUARY, 1945; SERVED IN THIRD BATTALION, 60TH REGIMENT, IN A PLATOON WHICH WAS AMONG THE FIRST TO ESTABLISH CONTACT WITH THE RUSSIANS IN REICH, GERMANY, IN APRIL, 1945. HE ALSO SERVED WITH THE THIRD ARMY UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR IN GERMANY.