World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James V. Christy
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Brooklyn, New York
Honored By
Carol A. Valaes
Relationship
Daughter
GRADUATED U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY IN JUNE 1943 (A YEAR EARLY SO THEY COULD GO TO WAR). HE WENT TO FRANCE AFTER D-DAY (D-DAY+16); FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE (MEMBER OF THE 'BLOODY BUCKET') AND FOUGHT ON THE FRONT UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR.