World War II Honoree

Edward William Flachsbart Flaxbart

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Saint Louis, Missouri

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1943. PARTICIPATED IN THE ARMY SPECIALIZED TRAINING PROGRAM (ASTP) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS AT LAWRENCE, KANSAS FOR A SEMESTER. AFTER BASIC TRAINING, ASSIGNED AS AN INDIVIDUAL REPLACEMENT TO THE 16TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 1ST INFANTRY 'BIG RED ONE' DIVISION. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO) DURING THE WAR. PARTICIPATED IN THE NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES-ALSACE (BATTLE OF THE BULGE), AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. TOOK PART IN THE SEIGE AND CAPTURE OF THE FORTRESS CITY OF AACHEN, GERMANY IN SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER, 1944, AND SAW ACTION IN THE HURTGEN FOREST ALONG THE BELGIAN-GERMAN BORDER, AND THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE IN DECEMBER, 1944 AND JANUARY, 1945. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART FOR SUFFERING A FROSTBITE INJURY IN JANUARY, 1945 DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH ‘GERMANY’ CLASP. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.