World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
William H. Monroe
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Montgomery, Ohio
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
RANK: STAFF SERGEANT. HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE ARMY MARCH 13, 1941 AT FORT THOMAS, KENTUCKY. AFTER PARATROOPER TRAINING, HE SERVED WITH D-COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION, 502ND PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 101ST AIRBORNE ‘SCREAMING EAGLES’ DIVISION. KILLED IN ACTION SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 1945 WHILE FIGHTING IN THE DEFENSE OF BASTOGNE, BELGIUM DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, ARDENNES-ALSACE CAMPAIGN AND WAS BURIED IN A BATTLEFIELD CEMETERY. HIS MAJOR BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS WERE BATTLE OF NORMANDY ‘D-DAY’, MARKET GARDEN, INVASION OF HOLLAND AND THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. AFTER THE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES IN EUROPE, HIS REMAINS WERE RETURNED TO HIS FAMILY, WITH INTERMENT IN THE GRACELAND CEMETERY, SIDNEY, OHIO.