World War II Honoree

Harry E. Elmore

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Portland, Oregon

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

RANK: SERGEANT. GERMAN PRISONER OF WAR FOR 365 DAYS. HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE ARMY FEBRUARY 25, 1942 AT FORT LEWIS, WASHINGTON AND BECAME A PARATROOPER, WHO SERVED WITH C-COMPANY, 326TH AIRBORNE ENGINEER BATTALION, 101ST AIRBORNE ‘SCREAMING EAGLES’ DIVISION. HE JUMPED INTO THE AREA OF ANGOVILLE-AU-PLAIN ON THE FRENCH COTENTIN PENINSULA IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS, 01:40, D-DAY, TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1944, BATTLE OF NORMANDY. THIS WAS THE INVASION OF GERMANY’S FORTRESS EUROPE, CODE NAME: OPERATION OVERLORD. CAPTURED BY THE GERMAN ARMY DURING THE DAY OF THE ASSAULT IN THE VICINITY OF THE LA BARQUETTE LOCK, DOUVE BRIDGES OR THE WOODEN BRIDGES AT LE PORT NEAR BREVANDS, FRANCE. HE WAS HELD IN CAPTIVITY AS A PRISONER OF WAR AT STALAG 4B AT MUHLBERG SACHSEN, PRUSSIA. REPATRIATED AND RETURNED TO MILITARY CONTROL, JUNE 6, 1945.