World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
F. Harold Bergendorf
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Pocatello, Idaho
Honored By
F. Harold Bergendorf
3810TH COMBAT TASK FORCE, TRUCK. IN INVASION OF FRANCE WITH 82ND AIRBORNE, THEY BY AIR, WE BY TRUCK. HAULED THEM FROM COMBAT POSITION TO COMBAT POSITION. AFTER 30 DAYS, THEY WENT BACK TO ENGLAND. WE LOADED UP TROOPS FROM PATTON'S 3RD ARMY. WHEN AIR FORCE WAS ENDING THE BOMBING OF ST. LO, I WAS LEAD JEEP DRIVER IN FRONT OF 3RD ARMY, BREAKING INTO ST. LO, FROM THERE ON THE GERMANS NEVER STOPPED THE 3RD ARMY. OFTEN ON DIFFICULT DRIVES, I WAS THE LEAD VEHICLE DRIVER.