Soldier Details

Division:

Army
79th Infantry Regiment

Highest Rank:

PFC

Theater of Operation:

European

Served:

Sep 8, 1944

Honored By:

The Dickinson County Heritage Center and The Eisenhower Foundation

Biography

Tony Alt from Abilene, KS, was stationed in Nuremberg, Germany. His unit guarded Allied officials at the war crime trials. Before this position, Alt was a member of the 79th Infantry Division and saw combat in the Central European theater.