World War II Honoree

Harold Loyd Pemberton

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Post Oak, Blanco County, Texas

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

LEFT HIGH SCHOOL EARLY TO ENTER MILITARY SERVICE IN 1944. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH THE 69TH INFANTRY 'FIGHTING 69TH' DIVISION. PARTICIPATED IN THE RHINELAND, AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. AFTER THE END OF HOSTILITIES, SERVED WITH ARMY OCCUPATION FORCES IN GERMANY. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, AND BRONZE STAR MEDAL FOR LEADING A PATROL INTO ENEMY TERRITORY TO MAKE CONTACT WITH SOVIET RED ARMY FORCES. ALSO AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH ‘GERMANY’ CLASP. HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RANK OF SERGEANT AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.