World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Grimes
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Viva, Kentucky
Honored By
David E. Lane, Sr.
Relationship
Friend
SERVED THROUGHOUT THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AND WAS ON SHORE AS A RADIO OPERATOR WHEN MACARTHUR RETURNED IN 1944 WITH HIS CORNCOB PIPE. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE BRONZE STAR. ALSO RECEIVED A EXPERT RIFLEMAN BADGE FOR THE M1 GARAND.