World War II Honoree

Alfred Frank Gryceski

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Morris Plains, New Jersey

Honored By

Wife & Child

HE WAS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS AND SERVED IN COMPANY A, 318TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 80TH INFANTRY DIVISION AND COMPANY M, 26TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION. HE FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, THE RHINELAND AND SERVED 10 MONTHS AT THE GERMAN WAR CRIMES TRIALS IN NUREMBERG, GERMANY. HE WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, BRONZE STAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, BATTLE OF THE BULGE COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL AND THE ARMY OCCUPATION MEDAL.