World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles Yaffa
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Hartford, Connecticut
Honored By
Joan D. Segal
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART. SEVERELY WOUNDED AT THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, LANDED ON D-DAY + 6, WENT THROUGH FRANCE AND BELGIUM. THERE FOR THE LIBERATION OF PARIS. VOLUNTEERED TO TRANSLATE, INTERROGATE THE GERMAN PRISONERS. MILITARY POLICE AND MEDIC.