World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Harron
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Burlington, Massachusetts
Honored By
Mr. & Mrs. Victoria & John M. Muka
HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 54TH ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION, 10TH ARMORED DIVISION. PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION OF GERMANY FROM SOUTHERN FRANCE AND AUSTRIA. ON JULY 2, 1945, SEARCHED THE TOWN OF GARBECK, GERMANY, WHERE HIS BROTHER ROBERT'S B-24 (SCHUSTER'S CREW) AND ANOTHER PLANE (DODD'S CREW) HAD CRASHED. DODD'S PLANE WAS HIT BY FLAK AND COLLIDED WITH SCHUSTER'S PLANE IN FORMATION. EIGHTEEN OF THE 20 MEN WERE KILLED IN ACTION AND WILLIAM TENDED TO THEIR MASS GRAVE LOCATED IN GARBECK.