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Middletown Memorial Day Hero: Howard Billian
This Memorial Day week we're honoring Americans who served our country.
We asked our readers to send us stories of their loved ones who served the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, National Guard or Coast Guard to honor them this Memorial Day.
This was sent in by Janice (Billian) Falvey.
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Name of Memorial Day Hero
- Howard Billian
Relationship to Nominee
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- Daughter
Details of Service
Born: 21 January 1918
Died: 20 June 1985
Served with Battery ‘C’, 339th Field Artillery Infantry, 88th Division.
Service Record:
Entered July 11,1942, North Devans, Massachusetts.
Camp Gruber, Oklahoma to June 1943
Served from 1942-1945
Maneuvers:
Louisana-1943
North Sam Houston, Texas to Nov. 1943
Camp Patrick Henry- to Dec 2, 1943
North Africa- to March 1944
Italy-Combat March 5, 1944 to Oct. 1945
Bari, Italy-Jan-Nov 1945
Discharged Camp Edwards, Cape Cod, Massachusetts Dec 10, 1945.
Photo: Russell Billian, Howard’s brother; Russell Billian served in the European Theater and was awarded the Silver and Bronze stars.
Editor’s Note: This article originally ran on May 22, 2015.
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