World War II Honoree

Charles T. Gazaway

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Delta, Colorado

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

Rank: Technician Fifth Grade. He was inducted into the United States Army April 12, 1944 at Fort Logan, Colorado. Following his Basic Military Training and infantry training at Camp Roberts, California. And along with any additional training; he was deployed to the European Theater of Operations. He served as a Rifleman, assigned to the Twelfth Infantry Regiment, Fourth Infantry ‘Ivy’ Division, attached to the U.S. Third Army. His Division participated in the assault on the Siegfried Line Location: Houffalize, Belgium. In October of 1944 he was captured by the German Armed Forces and transferred to the Prisoner of War Camp: Stalag 2A Neubrandenburg Mecklenberg, Germany. When the War ended in Europe Tuesday, May 8, 1945 he was sent home aboard the Queen Elizabeth Ship and Honorably Discharged in 1945. This American Patriot received the following decorations: Army Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, and the WWII Victory Medal and the Combat Infantry Badge.