World War II Honoree

James Francis Waldie

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

New York, New York

Honored By

Virginia S. Waldie

Relationship

Wife

COLONEL. CALLED INTO FEDERAL SERVICE AS FIRST LIEUTENANT, COMBINED ARMS CENTER WITH THE 207TH COAST ARTILLERY (ANTI-AIRCRAFT), NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD. RELIEVED FROM ACTIVE DUTY AT OWN REQUEST AND PLACED ON AN INACTIVE STATUS, OCTOBER 5, 1941. THEREAFTER ENTERED UPON EXTENDED ACTIVE DUTY, JANUARY 28, 1942 AND CONTINUED ON EXTENDED ACTIVE DUTY UNTIL FEBRUARY 17, 1946. PRIVATE, PRIVATE FIRST CLASS, SERGEANT, FIRST SERGEANT, INFANTRY AND COAST ARTILLERY, JANUARY 5, 1935 TO FEBRUARY 6, 1941. (NATIONAL GUARD U.S. INFANTRY SECOND LIEUTENANT FROM MARCH 13, 1939 TO FEBRUARY 9. 1941), FIRST LIEUTENANT COAST ARTILLERY FEBRUARY 7, 1941 (FEDERAL; FIRST LIEUTENANT COMBINED ARMS CENTER FROM FEBRUARY 10, 1941 TO OCTOBER 5, 1941, FIRST LIEUTENANT COMBINED ARMS CENTER JANUARY 28, 1942, ARMY CAPTAIN MAY 1, 1942), ARMY MAJOR JANUARY 26, 1943, ARMY LIEUTENANT COLONEL MAY 15, 1944. OVERSEAS SERVICE: EUROPEAN THEATER FROM OCTOBER 13, 1943 TO MAY 22, 1945; PACIFIC THEATER FROM AUGUST 4, 1945 TO SEPTEMBER 17, 1945. CAMPAIGNS: NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL GERMANY. SERVICE AWARDS AND DECORATIONS: LEGION OF MERIT, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 5 CAMPAIGN STARS, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN DEFENSE RIBBON AND THE WWII VICTORY RIBBON.