Union County Veterans Remembrance Committee

Permanent Veteran Record

Forrest Dale "Red" Ballard

BranchArmy
RankSergeant
Conflict / EraWorld War II
Years of Service1945 – 1946
Date of Birth01/24/1924
Date of Death11/19/2013
HometownLiberty, OH
AwardsPresidential Unit Citation, Good Conduct Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon; World War II Victory Medal, Army of Occupation Medal (Japan); Marksmanship Badge (rifle)
Burial LocationCoral Ridge Cemetery, Fl
Monument PaverSection B
SourceVeteran data form submitted 03/12/2007 by veteran, Forrest D. Ballard; Certificate of Honorable Discharge, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 6, p. 110; enlistment record, National Archives | obit Marysville JT 11-21-2013

Overseas service: Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operation. Church: Ft. Ogden United Methodist Church, Ft. Ogden, Florida. School: Raymond High School. Serial #35976083; born in London, Ohio; enlisted 02/26/1945, Ft. Hayes, Columbus, Ohio; military occupational specialty, company clerk; served 1 year, 24 days foreign service; honorably discharged 10/26/1946, Fort Sheridan, Illinois; veteran data form lists active service from 1945-1947 Certificate of Honorable Discharge removed from file (privacy law) by Esther Carmany 8-25-2011

Printed from the UCVRC Veterans Database · Courthouse Veterans Monument