World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William S. Fries
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII. He served the 1st Battalion, 3339th 'Polar Bear' Regiment, which found more than 25 tons of gold the enemy had hidden in a cave beneath an ancient fortress on the 5th Army sector in Italy.