World War II Honoree

Solomon S. Fineblum

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Baltimore, Maryland

Honored By

Chet Obukowicz

Relationship

Friend

SERVED AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS WITH 94TH INFANTRY DIVISION, 301ST INFANTRY REGIMENT, A COMPANY. PARTICIPATED IN THE CAPTURE OF THE ST. NAZAIRE/LORIENT POCKETS IN NORTHERN FRANCE. CAPTURED OUTSIDE OF ORSCHOLZ, GERMANY ON JANUARY 21, 1945 AND WAS HELD AS A PRISONER OF WAR IN GERMANY UNTIL LIBERATED IN MARCH, 1945. RETURNED STATESIDE AND WORKED AS A TYPIST/CLERK, TECH/5 CORPORAL FOR HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, INFANTRY REPLACEMENT TRAINING CENTER, CAMP CROFT, SOUTH CAROLINA. AWARDED EXPERT INFANTRYMAN'S BADGE, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN'S BADGE, BRONZE STAR, PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH 3 BATTLE STARS FOR THE RHINELAND, NORTHERN FRANCE AND ARDENNES CAMPAIGNS, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.