World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John E. Girton
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Louisville, Kentucky
Honored By
Ronald B. Girton
Relationship
Son
CORPORAL. SERVED FROM FEBRUARY 1943 TO JANUARY 1946 IN SOUTHERN FRANCE AND NORTH AFRICA. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE STAR, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE STAR, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.