World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Edward M. Gillis
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Norwich, Connecticut
Honored By
The Gillis Family
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH CANNON COMPANY, 264TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 66TH INFANTRY DIVISION AS A GUN CREWMAN LIGHT ARTILLERY IN NORTHERN FRANCE. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.