World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Norbert V. Osterland
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Mountain Lakes, New Jersey
Honored By
Norbert V. Osterland
LANDED IN NORMANDY, OMAHA BEACH. FOUGHT IN NORTHERN FRANCE, BELGIUM, HOLLAND AND GERMANY. PRIVATE, SERGEANT III, IV, V. RECEIVED BATTLEFIELD COMMISSION, 2ND LIEUTENANT APRIL 1945. 3 CITATIONS AND BELGIUM UNIT FOURRAGERE. CROSSED ELBE RIVER, 65 MILES FROM BERLIN AS WAR ENDED AND ON WAY TO JAPAN WHEN V-J DAY WAS DECLARED AND OUR SHIP WAS 2 DAYS OUT OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.