World War II Honoree

William E. Fry

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Belleville, Kansas

Honored By

Betty Fry

Relationship

Wife

INDUCTED INTO ARMY FEBRUARY 1943. BASIC TRAINING AT FORT MCCLELLAND, ALABAMA. WENT OVERSEAS AS INFANTRY REPLACEMENT. LANDED IN ORAN, AFRICA SEPTEMBER 1943, SENT TO ORDNANCE COMPANY IN NORTH AFRICA. WENT TO ITALY; INVASION OF SALERNO. TRANSFERRED TO 55TH ORDNANCE GROUP IN ITALY. WENT AS FAR NORTH AS FLORENCE, ITALY AND BACK TO NAPLES TO GO INTO SOUTHERN FRANCE. AFTER INVASION AT ST. TROPEZ AUGUST 1944, TO AUGSBURG, GERMANY MAY 1945, ON TO HEIDELBERG AND FINALLY TO PFORZHEIM AT THE TIME THE WAR ENDED. THEN TO REIMS, FRANCE, STAGING AREA; THEN TO MARSEILLES TO BOARD BOAT FOR HOME LEAVING ON HALLOWEEN EVE 1945, LANDING IN NEW YORK 14 DAYS LATER. DISCHARGED FROM CAMP CHAFFEE, ARKANSAS NOVEMBER 1945. RECEIVED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATRE CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL, MARKSMAN MEDAL AND HELD A TECHNICIAN 4TH CLASS RATING WHEN DISCHARGED.