World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Fred Parise
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Old Forge, Pennsylvania
Honored By
William Fischer, Jr.
ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON 9 APRIL 1941 AT FORT MEADE, MARYLAND. FOREIGN SERVICE FROM 23 OCTOBER 1942 TO 15 JUNE 1945 WITH COMPANY A, 70TH TANK BATTALION, AN INDEPENDENT UNIT THAT MADE ASSAULT LANDINGS WITH THE 9TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN NORTH AFRICA, WITH THE 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION IN SICILY, AND WITH THE 4TH INFANTRY DIVISION ON UTAH BEACH DURING THE D-DAY INVASION OF FRANCE, THEN REMAINING WITH THE DIVISION FOR THE BALANCE OF THE WAR, WITH FIGHTING IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND THE PUSH INTO GERMANY. SEPARATED FROM ACTIVE SERVICE ON 23 JUNE 1945 AT FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY.