World War II Honoree

James E. Casey, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Weymouth, Massachusetts

Honored By

BSA Troop 9 Weymouth

Relationship

Friend

BRONZE STAR, PURPLE HEART, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL. FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE RUHR POCKET WHERE HE WAS WOUNDED AND RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART. AFTER THAT BATTLE, HIS DIVISION MOVED INTO CZECHOSLOVAKIA, WHERE IT LIBERATED A CONCENTRATION CAMP CALLED FLOSSENBURG. SOON AFTER, HE WAS SENT TO JAPAN JUST DAYS AFTER THE HIROSHIMA ATOMIC BOMBING.