Soldier Details
Division:
Army
,
79th Division
Theater of Operation:
European
Honored By:
Bruce Fremont Woodcock, Jr.
Biography
My Dad, a naturalized American born in Medicine Hat, Alberta, landed in France D-Day + 10. He was hit by a hand grenade in November, 1944. He was in a hospital in France when I was born December 26, 1944. Returning to Texas, he led a responsible life supporting his wife and two children. His war injury resulted in several back fusions over the years. He died at age 83.