World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John E. Fitzgerald
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Waterford, Connecticut
Honored By
The Fitzgerald Family
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH COMPANY E, 314TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 79TH INFANTRY DIVISION AS A LIGHT TRUCK DRIVER IN THE RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.