World War II Honoree

Frederick W. Halse

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Troy, New York

Honored By

Barbara Gregor and Margaret O'Connor

Relationship

Daughters

INDUCTED IN THE U.S. ARMY IN ALBANY, NEW YORK ON JUNE 4, 1942. PRIOR TO THAT, HE HAD SERVED AS A RESERVIST WITH THE 169TH ARTILLERY GROUP IN BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK. AS A CORPORAL, HE WAS AT ONE TIME ASSIGNED TO BATTERY A, 368TH ANTI-AIRCRAT ARTILLERY SEARCHLIGHT BATTALION IN THE U.S. , BUT THAT UNIT WAS DISBANDED IN 1944. HE WAS SENT TO THE EUROPEAN THEATERS OF OPERATION, WHERE HE SERVED FROM JANUARY 16, 1945 UNTIL HIS RETURN HOME ON JANUARY 26, 1946. HE SERVED IN A SIMILAR UNIT IN FRANCE AND GERMANY, WHERE HE WAS IN CHARGE OF 15 MEN, PREPARING FOOD IN A COMPANY MESS HALL FOR MORE THAN 200 MEN. HE ALSO SERVED IN THE COAST ARTILLERY CORPS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER (CENTRAL EUROPE AND RHINELAND). HIS FINAL RANK WAS TECHNICIAN, 5TH GRADE. SEPARATED FROM ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE AT FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY ON JANUARY 30, 1946. FOR HIS VALUABLE AND HONORABLE SERVICE ON TWO CONTINENTS AND THE EUROPEAN THEATERS OF OPERATION, HE RECEIVED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS (CENTRAL EUROPE AND RHINELAND), WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH GERMANY CLASP, NEW YORK STATE MEDAL FOR MERIT, 1 HITCH MARK, 2 OVERSEAS SERVICE BARS, SHARPSHOOTER BADGE WITH RIFLE AND CARBINE TABS AND HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL BUTTON.