Print plaque Printing Tips

World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Carl Wilbur Hart

Hometown

Hale, Missouri

Honored By

Karlene Hart

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

IN APRIL 1944, HE JOINED THE 42ND RAINBOW INFANTRY DIVISION, COMPANY E, 232ND INFANTRY AS A MACHINE GUNNER. HE SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF AUSTRIA, FRANCE, GERMANY AND SWITZERLAND. MAJOR BATTLES INVOLVED IN WERE: THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, GAMBSHEIM, HATTEN, RITTERSHOFFEN AND SESSENHEIM. HE HELPED LIBERATE THE INFAMOUS DACHAU CONCENTRATION CAMP. AT THE CLOSE OF WORLD WAR II, HE WAS ASSIGNED AS PRISON GUARD IN AUSTRIA WHICH HELD HITLER'S HIGH-RANKING GERMAN OFFICERS FOR THE FAMOUS NUREMBERG TRIAL IN GERMANY. HE WAS DISCHARGED JUNE 1946.