World War II Honoree

Leroy M. Hilliard

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Wales, Maine

Honored By

A Grateful American

SERVED AS A FRONT LINE MACHINE GUNNER WITH THE 334TH 'RAIL SPLITTERS', 84TH INFANTRY DIVISION, IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS INCLUDING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND ON THE FRONT LINES IN ENGLAND, FRANCE, BELGIUM, AUSTRIA AND GERMANY, WHERE HIS DIVISION WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN FREEING PRISONERS FROM CONCENTRATION CAMPS. RECIPIENT OF TWO PURPLE HEARTS AND TWO BRONZE STARS.