World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Harold Angle
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER, IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO), WITH THE 28TH INFANTRY 'KEYSTONE' DIVISION. HIS DIVISION SAILED FROM THE BOSTON PORT OF EMBARKATION ON OCTOBER 8, 1943, ARRIVED IN ENGLAND ON OCTOBER 18, 1943, AND LANDED IN NORMANDY, FRANCE ON JULY 22, 1944. PARTICIPATED IN THE NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES-ALSACE (BATTLE OF THE BULGE), AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. HIS UNIT ENTERED BELGIUM ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1944; CROSSED INTO LUXEMBOURG ON SEPTEMBER 8, 1944; AND ENTERED GERMANY ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1944. THE DIVISION FOUGHT THROUGH THE BRUTAL WINTER OF 1944-45. IN RESPONSE TO THE GERMAN ARDENNES COUNTEROFFENSIVE, HIS DIVISION RETURNED TO LUXEMBOURG ON DECEMBER 18, 1944, AND INTO FRANCE ON JANUARY 2, 1945. HIS UNIT MOVED TO BELGIUM ON FEBRUARY 19, 1945, AND ADVANCED INTO GERMANY ON FEBRUARY 21, 1945. THE DIVISION SERVED ON OCCUPATION DUTY IN GERMANY AFTER THE END OF HOSTILITIES, AND WAS LOCATED IN KAISERSLAUTERN IN AUGUST, 1945 WHEN THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT UNCONDITIONALLY SURRENDERED AND WORLD WAR II ENDED. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 SILVER SERVICE STAR (5 CAMPAIGNS), WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH ‘GERMANY’ CLASP. AUTHORIZED THE PRESIDENTIAL (DISTINGUISHED) UNIT CITATION FOR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM IN ACTION BY HIS DIVISION IN COMBAT DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. AUTHORIZED THE MERITORIOUS SERVICE UNIT PLAQUE (MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION) FOR EXCEPTIONALLY MERITORIOUS PERFORMANCE BY HIS DIVISION DURING SUSTAINED MILITARY OPERATIONS AGAINST ENEMY FORCES IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER. AWARDED THE FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE WITH BRONZE PALM FOR ACTIONS BY HIS DIVISION AT COLMAR IN FRANCE. AWARDED THE LUXEMBOURG CROIX DE GUERRE FOR ACTIONS BY HIS DIVISION IN LUXEMBOURG. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON. HE SAVED PART OF THE BULLET THAT HIT HIS HELMET, AS A WAR SOUVENIR AND A REMINDER OF HIS SCRAPE WITH DEATH ON THE BATTLEFIELD.