World War II Honoree

Lawrence J. Ferrero

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Union City, New Jersey

INDUCTED U.S. ARMY APRIL 9, 1943 AT NEWARK, NEW JERSEY. ENTERED U.S. ARMY ACTIVE DUTY APRIL 16, 1943 AT FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY. ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY BASIC TRAINING AT FORT EUSTIS, VIRGINIA ON 90MM ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY GUNS. ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY BASIC TRAINING AT CAMP STEWART, GEORGIA ON 40MM ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY GUNS. ASSIGNED TO SECTION 5, BATTERY D, 580TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY AUTOMATIC WEAPONS BATTALION (MOBILE) AT CAMP STEWART, GEORGIA, AS TRUCK DRIVER FOR M-51 ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY GUN SECTION. WARTIME SERVICE IN GERMANY WITH SECTION 5, BATTERY D, 580TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT AUTOMATIC WEAPONS BATTALION (MOBILE) AS TRUCK DRIVER FOR M-51 ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY GUN SECTION AND PERFORMED OTHER WARTIME TRUCK DRIVER DUTIES HAULING SUPPLIES AND AMMUNITION FOR THE RED BALL EXPRESS IN REGIONS OF GERMANY FROM AACHEN AND KONIGSWINTER TO EISSEN, HAGENOW AND BOLTENHAGEN. WITNESS ENEMY ATROCITIES AT THE WOBBELIN AND BERGEN-BELSEN CONCENTRATION CAMPS. OCCUPATION SERVICE WITH BATTERY D, 580TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY AUTOMATIC WEAPONS BATTALION (MOBILE) IN BAVARIA FROM VICINITY OF MUNICH TO SURHEIM, SEEBRUCK AND NUREMBERG, GERMANY. SERVED LATER OCCUPATION ASSIGNMENT WITH 489TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT AUTOMATIC WEAPONS BATTALION (SELF-PROPELLED) IN BAVARIAN REGION OF GERMANY. HONORABLY DISCHARGED APRIL 2, 1946 AT FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY. RANK: TECHNICIAN FIFTH GRADE. AWARDED AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGN STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL (GERMANY) AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.