World War II Honoree

Grady L. Whitmore

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Heflin, Alabama

Honored By

David P. Norton

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS. SERVED WITH THE COMBAT INFANTRY AND COASTAL ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY. ENTERED THE ARMY ON NOVEMBER 27, 1943 AND WAS DISCHARGED ON DECEMBER 21, 1945. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE. COMBAT ENGAGEMENTS IN THE LEYTE GULF AND OKINAWA, JAPAN. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, 2 BRONZE BATTLE STARS, THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON, THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATRE RIBBON, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. SERVED IN THE ARMY FOR 2 YEARS AND 25 DAYS.