World War II Honoree

Alford Nelson Eells

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Phillipsburg, Kansas

Honored By

Judy Eells Hammock

Relationship

Daughter

EARNED THE PURPLE HEART FOR WAR INJURIES, WAS A PRISONER OF WAR IN TUNISIA, NORTH AFRICA FROM FEBRUARY 14, 1943 TO MAY 8, 1945 (INITIALLY REPORTED AS MISSING IN ACTION). WAS IN ITALY, GERMANY, FRANCE, ENGLAND (UNITED KINGDOM), PHILIPPINES, NORTH IRELAND, ALGERIA-FRENCH MOROCCO. SPOKE AND UNDERSTOOD GERMAN. EARNED THE PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART FOR WAR INJURIES, THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE STARS, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL AND RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, SIGNED BY PRESIDENT HARRY TRUMAN FOR SERVICE IN WWII.