World War II Honoree

Harold L. Propst

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Hickory, North Carolina

Honored By

298th Advocate

SERVED WITH THE 298TH ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION, COMPANY B, IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. STOLBERG, GERMANY, 17 FEBRUARY 1945, HE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED NEAR THE BAILEY BRIDGE WHICH THEY WERE GUARDING. AT THE TIME, THEY WERE CLEANING UP A LUMBER PILE AT THE BRIDGE SITE AND IT IS BELIEVED THAT SEVERAL UNDETECTED MINES BELOW THE LUMBER PILE WERE DETONATED.