World War II Honoree

Phillip C. Monahan

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Des Moines, Iowa

Honored By

Pamela J. Smith & Family

WAS IN FRANCE AND WAS IN AN ARMY JEEP WHEN THEY HIT A LAND MINE ON 9/10/43. HE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL IN FRANCE UNTIL NOVEMBER 1943 AND SENT BACK TO NEW YORK HOSPITAL BY WAY OF QUEEN MARY SHIP. TRANSFERRED FROM NEW YORK TO SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI HOSPITAL FOR EIGHTEEN MONTHS. WAS NEVER ABLE TO BEND KNEE AGAIN. RECEIVED AMERICAN THEATRE RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON, VICTORY RIBBON.