World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Howard Donald Criswell
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Buffalo, New York
Honored By
Family
COLONEL AND CAREER ARMY OFFICER. SERVED BOTH IN WWI AND WWII. AFTER DISCHARGE FROM THE ARMY IN WWI, HE ATTENDED CORNELL UNIVERSITY AND REENTERED THE U.S. ARMY AS A CAREER CHOICE. HE WAS AN INFANTRY OFFICER WHO WAS DEDICATED TO THE ARMY. DURING WWII, HE WAS STATIONED IN ENGLAND WHERE HE WAS WOUNDED DURING A V-2 BUZZ BOMB ATTACK AND WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART. HE WENT ASHORE IN FRANCE ON D-DAY WITH GENERAL BRADLEY'S 1ST ARMY (HEADQUARTERS) AND MOVED THROUGH FRANCE AND GERMANY AS PART OF THE 3RD ARMY. HE WAS THE MILITARY GOVERNOR OF FRANKFORT AM REIN AND ENCOUNTERED NUMEROUS MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PROBLEMS WHICH HE SOLVED WITH DISTINCTION. RECEIVED NUMEROUS MEDALS AND COMMENDATIONS FOR HIS OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE DURING WAR AND PEACE. TRAVELED WORD WIDE AND RETIRED FROM HEADQUARTERS, U.S. ARMY (THE PENTAGON).