World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Edward J. Gilligan
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Mineola, New York
Honored By
John Pfeister
PRIVATE. SERVED WITH BATTERY D, 134TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY GUN BATTALION. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS IN GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE, BELGIUM AND GERMANY. ANTI-AIRCRAFT DEFENSE OF GREAT BRITAIN, BATTLE OF THE BULGE, ANTI-AIRCRAFT DEFENSE OF THE REMAGEN BRIDGE.