World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Benson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Honored By
American Legion Post 171
SERVED FROM NOVEMBER 1942 TO JANUARY 1946 IN THE 462ND PARACHUTE FIELD ARTILLERY. RECEIVED THE PARACHUTIST BADGE. RECEIVED THE NEW GUINEA AND SOUTH PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGNS AND THE AMERICAN AND PACIFIC-ASIATIC THEATRES SERVICE MEDALS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.