World War II Honoree

Fred C. Raesecke

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Orange City, Florida

Honored By

Fred C. Raesecke

DRAFTED ON FEBRUARY 7, 1942. BASIC TRAINING AT CAMP LEE, VIRGINIA. ASSIGNED TO TRAIN DRAFTEES AT CAMP LEE, MEDICS. FROM SEPTEMBER 1942 TO DECEMBER 1942 AT CAMP BARKELEY, TEXAS, OFFICERS CANDIDATE SCHOOL (OCS) AS 2ND LIEUTENANT, MEDICAL ADMINISTRATIVE CORPS. FROM DECEMBER 1942 TO JUNE 1943 AT CAMP MILES STANDISH, MASSACHUSETTS. FROM JUNE 1943 TO JUNE 1944 IN ICELAND, EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE 552ND AMBULANCE COMPANY. FROM JUNE 1944 TO SEPTEMBER 1944 IN ENGLAND, REFURBISH COMPANY. IN SEPTEMBER 1944 AT PARIS, FRANCE UNDER THE COMMAND OF SURGEON GENERAL, SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, WITH ORDERS TO EVACUATE ALL HOSPITAL TRAINS OF WOUNDED AND TRANSPORT THEM TO THE GENERAL HOSPITALS. TRAINS CAME INTO 2 RAILROAD STATIONS, 24 PER DAY. IN SEPTEMBER 1945, BECAME COMMANDING OFFICER. COMPANY DISBANDED AND RETURNED TO THE U.S.