World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles N. Purgason, Sr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Greensboro, North Carolina
Honored By
Chuck Purgason
Relationship
Son
SERGEANT, U.S. ARMY SIGNAL CORPS 1942-1945. UNITS: 566TH AND 573RD SIGNAL AIRCRAFT WARNING BATTALIONS ATTACHED TO THE 9TH U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES. UNIT CITATIONS: (5) CAMPAIGN BRONZE STARS: NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES-ALSACE AND CENTRAL EUROPE; BELGIAN FOURRAGERE. INDIVIDUAL CITATIONS: WWII VICTORY MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL, GERMANY OCCUPATION MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL AND BELGIAN FOURRAGERE.