World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ernst P. Winkeler
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
St Louis, Missouri
Honored By
James P. Winkeler
Relationship
Son
COMPANY D, 19TH ENGINEERS. INDUCTED SEPTEMBER 5, 1941, FT. LEONARD WOOD, MISSOURI. SEPARATED SEPTEMBER 15, 1945. BATTLES: ALGERIAN-FRENCH MOROCCO, TUNISIAN AND CENTRAL EUROPE. FOUGHT IN NORTH AFRICA KASSERINE PASS BATTLE, CAPTURED BY GERMANS. PRISONER OF WAR FEBRUARY 19, 1943 TO MAY 10, 1945. MOVED TO SOUTHERN ITALY AND MARCHED TO LIBERATION SITE IN HAMBURG GERMANY. CARRIED INJURED BEST BUDDY MOST OF THE DISTANCE. ESCAPED AND RECAPTURED TWICE.