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712th Tank Battalion

Honoring the members of America's Greatest Generation that served in the 712th Tank Battalion during World War II. The 712th Tank Battalion, activated 20 Sep 1943, received 5 Campaign Stars for combat in Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe. The battalion landed at Utah Beach on 28 June 1944 as part of the 1st Army under the command of General Omar Bradley. The 712th took part in the difficult hedgerow fighting in Normandy and the breakout from St. Lô - Périers. Attached to the 90th Inf. Div., the 712th spearheaded the dash across France by the U.S. 3rd Army under the command of General George S. Patton, Jr. The 712th was a vital element in the Allied forces at the Falaise Gap that entrapped the German 7th Army. It participated in the siege of Fortress Metz, crossing the Moselle River and assaulting Fort Koenigsmacher. The 712th then crossed the Saar River into Germany at Dillingen. The battalion came back across the Saar and was part of Patton's relief force for the besieged Town of Bastogne; it engaged the enemy during the Battle of the Bulge. The 712th then helped breach the Siegfried Line, and crossed the Moselle again. It crossed the Rhine and cut through the heart of Germany and into Czechoslovakia, where it met up with the Russian Army. It guarded the captured Nazi treasures at the Merkers Salt Mine, and helped liberate the Flossenburg concentration camp. By the end of the war in Europe, the 712th had spent 311 days in combat. After V-E Day on 8 May 1945, the 712th served in the occupation force at Amberg, Germany before being deactivated 27 Oct 1945.

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TEC5 Waymon O'Neal Aaron

30 Oct 1924 – 12 Jun 1962

Cleveland, Liberty County, Texas, USA

Plot info: sec. 6

TEC5 Waymon O'Neal Aaron

30 Oct 1924 – 12 Jun 1962

Cleveland, Liberty County, Texas, USA

Plot info: sec. 6

Horst G. Abrams

14 Jan 1922 – 11 May 2007

Troy, Oakland County, Michigan, USA

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Rolland George "Rollie" Ackermann

22 Jul 1918 – 15 Sep 1971

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA

Samuel Watts Adair

14 Feb 1912 – 27 Apr 1989

Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina, USA

Charles L. Adams

30 Jun 1921 – 15 Dec 1997

New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA

Durward Harmer Adams

5 Mar 1905 – 16 Feb 1967

Orlando, Orange County, Florida, USA

Plot info: O90

Dale Stuart Albee

13 Jul 1919 – 14 May 2007

Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA

Plot info: Section H Site 3622-d

SGT Walter J. Albrecht

17 Jul 1917 – 22 May 1972

Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA

Plot info: 12

Jesse S. Alexander

20 Jun 1920 – 13 Jun 1995

Oroville, Butte County, California, USA

Cyril Allen

25 Dec 1917 – 26 Feb 1993

New Sharon, Mahaska County, Iowa, USA

Hayden W. Allen

17 Feb 1921 – 24 Jul 2003

Bonds, Orange County, Indiana, USA

Dominic Amedeo

17 Nov 1916 – 6 Nov 1996

Chester, Hancock County, West Virginia, USA

Clyde Eugene Anderson

19 Oct 1917 – 24 May 1991

Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA

Plot info: 25, 0, 718

Earl A Anderson

30 May 1921 – 27 Nov 1984

Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA

Plot info: SECTION COL-5 ROW 346 SITE C

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Edmund Anderson

5 Sep 1920 – 7 Dec 2005

Sheyenne, Eddy County, North Dakota, USA

Michael D Anderson

24 Oct 1920 – 29 Apr 2010

Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Plot info: Section H, row F, lot 1A

Milford Wayne Anderson

31 Oct 1922 – 21 Jul 1982

Avoca, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA

Raymond J. Anderson

31 Aug 1920 – 2 Feb 1989

Ithaca, Gratiot County, Michigan, USA

Robert E. “Bob” Anderson

9 Dec 1918 – 5 Dec 2013

Prophetstown, Whiteside County, Illinois, USA

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