World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James E. Wise
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
San Augustine, Texas
Honored By
Mrs. Raye Wise
SERVED WITH THE 84TH DIVISION. LAST YEAR OF WAR IN EUROPE, BATTLE OF THE BULGE, SURRENDER OF GERMANY. IN 1944, HE BEFRIENDED A LITTLE DUTCH GIRL. HE GAVE HER HALF OF HIS RATION AND SWEETS EVERY DAY. SHE CONSIDERED HIM A FATHER-FIGURE. WHEN HE LEFT HOLLAND TO GO TO THE FRONT LINES IN GERMANY, HE HANDED HER A PHOTO AND ASKED HER TO SEND IT TO HIS FAMILY AFTER THE WAR WAS OVER. SHE LOST THE PHOTO, BUT FOUND IT AGAIN THE DAY HE DIED, MAY 3, 1970, AND CONTACTED HIS FAMILY.