| Dolor J. Meehan 117th Regiment 30th Infantry Division |
| Dolor J. Meehan, a veteran of
World War II, served as a combat infantryman in the U.S. Army's elite
1st Battalion, 117th ("Break Through") Infantry Regiment, "Old Hickory"
30th Division of the 9th Army. Called the "work horse" division by the
American press and
"Roosevelt's SS" by the Germans, the 30th Division was one of America's
finest, toughest, and most famous fighting divisions during World War II. While serving in the 1st Battalion, 117th Infantry Regiment, Dolor participated in the Roer River crossing (Operation Grenade), and taking the Nazi-held towns of Oberempt, Kirchtroisdorf, Kleintroisdorf, Kapellen; spearheading the Ninth Army's drive across the Rhine River (Operation Flashpoint), and taking the Nazi-held towns of Ork, Meesenhof, Holthausen, Friedrichsfeld, and Huenxe; crossing the Weser River and taking the Nazi-held towns of Hastenbeck, Hameln, Brunswick (Braunschweig), Loitsche, Heinrichsberg, and Magdeburg. Dolor's military service decorations and awards include the Combat Infantryman Badge, Bronze Star, Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation, Good Conduct Medal, Marksman's Badge w/Rifle, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Ribbon and Medal with two Bronze Battle Stars for the Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns, Army of Occupation Medal-Germany, Honorable Service WWII Lapel Button and Emblem, World War II Victory Medal, and Cold War Certificate. Born November 27, 1918 at Dubuque, Iowa and passed away on January 13, 2006. |
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