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Haller, Dempsey W., Sgt.
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Home Town Parsons
Date of Passing Sep 01, 1985
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SGT DEMPSEY W. HALLER FROM PARSONS, TUCKER COUNTY, WV WAS EMPLOYED AS A TOPEGRAPHICAL DRAFTSMAN BEFORE JOINING THE ARMY ON 26 NOVEMBER 1940. HE WAS ASSIGNED HEAD QUARTERS COMPANY, 26TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION. UPON ARRIVING IN ENGLAND ON 7 AUGUST 1942 HE FOUGHT IN THE CAMPAIGNS OF ALGERIA FRENCH MOROCCO, TUNISIA, SICILY, THE D-DAY LANDINGS OF NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE AND RHINELAND. SGT HALLER ARRIVED BACK IN THE U.S. ON 11 JUNE 1945 AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON 16 JUNE 1945. SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX LISTS HIS DEATH AS 01 SEPTEMBER 1985 IN MONTROSE, RANDOLPH COUNTY, WV.
WWII - Africa Theater of Operations/Tunisia Campaign (1942-43)
From Month/Year
November / 1942
To Month/Year
May / 1943
Description (Tunisia Campaign 17 November 1942 to 13 May 1943) Having gained Algeria, the Allies quickly turned eastward, hoping to take Tunis and Bizerte before the Germans could send reinforcements into Tunisia. But the drive broke down short of the goal. In February 1943, after Rommel had been driven into Tunisia, the Axis took the offensive and pushed through Kasserine Pass before being stopped. With Ninth and Twelfth Air Forces in the battle, the Allies drove the enemy back into a pocket around Bizerte and Tunis, where Axis forces surrendered in May. Thus Tunisia became available for launching an attack on Sicily as a preliminary to an assault on Italy.
