World War II Honoree

Henry John Haemmerlie

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Monroe, Wisconsin

Honored By

Frances H. Montgomery

Relationship

Daughter

He entered the service and was assigned to the 609th Tank Destroyer Battalion. His unit landed at Utah Beach on September 20, 1044, equipped with M16’s, and went into Corps Reserve beginning on September 28, east of Moutier, France. The crews fired artillery missions through October and then joined operations against the Siegfried Line in November and early December. Most of Company C moved to Bastogne on December 16th with the 10th Armored Division. The remainder of the battalion fought along the Sauer River. The entire battalion fought to eliminate the Bulge in January,1945. They were then deployed to the Saar-Moselle triangle in February and participated in the capture of Trier in March. The unit supported the attack south and east out of the Mannheim bridgehead, across the Rhine, in late March and April and reached southern Bavaria, near Fussen, by the end of the month. The unit received credit for campaigns in Norther France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace and Central Europe. They also received the Distinguished Unit Citation. He received the Bronze Star for his service. He left the service at the rank of Captain.