Broadway, Eugene Clinton 'Gene'

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: BROA.E001
• _FGRAVE: 11489334
• Military Service: World War II, Technician Fifth Grade, Headquarters Battery, 32nd Field Artillery Battalion, 1st 'Red One' Infantry Division, United States Army

Notes:

Military Service:
At age 19, enlisted in the Field Artillery and entered active service on October 1, 1938 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Completed basic training, qualified in the Military Occupational Specialty of Truck Driver, And later assigned to Headquarters Battery, 32nd Field Artillery Battalion, 1st 'Red One' Infantry Division. Departed the Continental U.S. with his unit in mid-1942 bound for the United Kingdom en-route to the invasion of North Africa. Departed the United Kingdom on October 22, 1942 and entered combat at Oran, Algeria, on November 8, 1942 fighting in the Algeria-French Morocco and Tunisia Campaigns. Severely wounded by enemy action and removed from the battlefield for treatment in early 1943. Arrived Port of New York on April 30, 1943 for further treatment and convalescence at Harmon General Hospital, Longview, Texas. Honorably discharged with a Certificate Of Disability as a Private on December 4, 1943 at same station. Earned The Purple Heart Medal, American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 2 bronze battle stars, and The WWII Victory Medal.

(This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.)

Source: https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1902847