World War II Honoree

Charles E. Myrick

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Mr. & Mrs. James & Phyllis Beaulieu

Relationship

Daughter Phyllis & Husband

Disbursing Officer, 141st Finance Section, Port Finance Officer, 16th Major Port in Bristol, England and Le Havre, France 1943-1946. Disembarked on an LST on Utah Beach, Normandy with 19 million French Francs August 20, 1944. Then to St. Mere Eglise and across Normandy behind the Germans. Billeted in Le Havre where 100% of the harbor and 70% of the city was destroyed. Administered to the troops and vessels nearby, from September 17, 1945 to March 1946 when he was loaned to Headquarters U.S. Army Forces in the Far East; Wiesbaden, Germany as Finance Officer to the largest Air Force Office in Europe. WWII citations: Bronze Star, Good Conduct, American Defense Service, American Campaign, WWII Victory, Army of Occupation.