World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
George Albert Purple
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Norwich, Connecticut
Honored By
The Purple Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATIONS ABOARD THE USS GAINARD DD-706. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.