World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Harry Edwin Monroe
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Jackson, Tennessee
Honored By
Andrew Monroe
Relationship
Son
He led an ordnance group in the Third Army, deploying to the United Kingdom in 1943 and then following the First Army into France following the Normandy invasion. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge and the subsequent invasion of Germany and liberation of Mauthausen concentration camp.