World War II Honoree

James Monroe Handboy

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Eagle Butte, South Dakota

Honored By

Kaye Weninger

Relationship

Great Niece

INDUCTED AT FT. SNELLING, MINNESOTA AND STATIONED IN CAMP FORREST, TENNESSEE IN 1942. SERVED IN 1943 IN EUROPE AND ENGLAND. PARTICIPATED IN THE D-DAY INVASION OF NORMANDY, LANDED ON OMAHA BEACH ON JUNE 7TH, 1944. HE CONTINUED HIS MILITARY SERVICE IN GERMANY 1944 AND PARTICIPATED IN BATTLE OF THE BULGE. HE SERVED HIS COUNTRY AS A MEDIC IN THE U.S. ARMY.