World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Harry Freeman Mountcastle
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Providence Forge, Virginia
Honored By
Pearl Thomas
In 1942, he enlisted at 18. He spent a year and a half fighting in the Philippine Islands as a Technical Sergeant with his comrades in the U.S. Army, Company C, 85th Chemical Mortar Battalion. He returned home with malaria and a grateful heart.