World War II Honoree

Reynold H. Overroeder

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Peru, Illinois

Honored By

Reynold H. Overroeder

MONTHS AS A FIELD WIRE MAN 4641. ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY. COMBAT INFANTRY 7, 5 MONTHS. RIFLEMAN 7, 45 MONTHS. IN THE AMERICAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS, PANAMA, C.I. 1943. IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS, FRANCE, GERMANY. 1944-1945. ARDENNES, ALSACE RIVER CAMPAIGN. BATTLE OF THE BULGE. NAGINOT AND SIEGFRIED LINES. RHINELAND CAMPAIGN, CENTRAL GERMANY CAMPAIGN. DACHAU LIBERATION ON APRIL 29, 1945. 42ND RAINBOW INFANTRY DIVISION. SELF OVIE WESTERN FRONTIER, 42ND RAINBOW DIVISION.