World War II Honoree

James Fred Mitchell

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Decatur County, Tennessee

Honored By

Sybil Francis Mitchell & James Fred, Alfred Henry, R. Douglas & Tanya Mitchell

Relationship

Wife & children

SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY DURING WWII. ENTERED THE U.S. ARMY ON OCTOBER 11, 1941 AND SERVED IN BOTH THE EUROPEAN AND PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 5 BRONZE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. RETIRED WITH OVER THIRTY YEARS OF HONORABLE MILITARY SERVICE.