World War II Honoree

Thomas R. Engel

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Roosevelt, New York

Honored By

Mrs. Kathleen Thomas

Relationship

Daughter

3/3/41 TO 9/16/45. TRAINED STATESIDE UNTIL AUGUST 1942. PROCEEDED TO SCOTLAND. TRAINED WITH BRITISH COMMANDOS. PARTICIPATED IN INVASIONS OF NORTH AFRICA, SICILY, ITALY, SOUTHERN FRANCE. PROCEEDED THROUGH FRANCE INTO GERMANY, ARRIVING IN MANNHEIM 18 DAYS BEFORE WAR ENDED. SERGEANT IN BATTERY G, 62ND COAST ARTILLERY ANTI-AIRCRAFT. THE 62ND REGIMENT EARNED SIX BATTLE STARS.