World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Elgrim
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Trenton, New Jersey
Honored By
Samuel Ballinger
Relationship
Fellow Soldier
HE WAS A PRIVATE 1ST CLASS IN COMPANY E, 328TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 26TH INFANTRY DIVISION. LANDED IN FRANCE IN OCTOBER 1944 AND FOUGHT ACROSS EUROPE AND IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE STARS, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.