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| Henry E. Freedman - 1942, Camp Blanding, Florida
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| Henry E. Freedman - Present Day
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| Last
Name: FREEDMAN |
First
Name Middle Initial: HENRY E. |
Nick
Name: HANK |
| Street:
4025 MC GINNIS FERRY RD #1322 |
City
& State: SUWANEE GA 30024 |
E-Mail: freedman@charter.net |
| Conflict:
WWII |
Service
Branch: HQ CO 422 INF REG |
Unit:
106 INF DIV |
| Theater: EUROPEAN |
Where
Captured: BLIEALF GERMANY |
Date
Captured: 12/19/1944 |
| Camps
Held In: STALAG IXB BAD ORB – STALAG IXA, ZEIGENHAIN |
How
Long Interned: 3.5 months |
| Liberated
/ repatriated: |
Date
Liberated: 03/31/1945 |
Age
at Capture: |
| Medals
Received: BRONZE STAR, POW MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT, WWII, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN, COMBAT INF BADGE, EUROPEAN AFRICAN MIDDLE EASTERN MEDAL |
| Military
Job: MACHINE GUNNER, RECONNAISANCE AND INTELLIGENCE |
Company: |
| Occupation
after War: RETAIL MERCHANDISING FOR OVER 40 YEARS, NOW RETIRED |
Bio:
Hank was born in Boston, Massachusetts on September 21, 1921.
On October 13, 1942 he was assigned to 313th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division in Camp Blanding, Florida. After training in Florida and Tennessee as a machine gunner, Hank was promoted to Sergeant. He attended school at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa and Auburn University.
In March 1944 Hank was assigned to 422nd Infantry Regiment, 106h Infantry Division at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. He was shipped overseas in October on the SS Aquatania, landing at Glasgow, Scotland. Hank then was transferred to Le Havre, France in November.
On December 19, 1944, Hank was captured during the Battle of the Bulge. After much walking and being loaded in 40X8 boxcars and bombed by the RAF on Christmas Eve, Hank arrived at Stalag IXB on December 25, 1944. He was transferred to Stalag IXA on January 25, 1945.
After being liberated on March 30, 1945, Hank spent 3 to4 weeks in hospitals in France. He had lost 55 pounds as a POW.
Hank was flown back to the United States and discharged November 24, 1945.
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