WWII.CPL. Freeman was drafted Dec 14, 1942, and was honorably discharged Dec. 31, 1945. He received the WWII Victory Ribbon, Combat and Infantry Badge,  American Theatre Ribbon, European African Middle Eastern Ribbon with two Battle Stars. Cpl. Freeman was also a P.O.W. in Germany from June to November, 1945. In later years, he was able to be a participant in an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C.  