World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Douglas Warren Purdy
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Olean, New York
Honored By
A Fellow Veteran
U.S. ARMY CAPTAIN OF ARTILLERY. WENT IN AT OMAHA BEACH AND ACROSS EUROPE, WHERE HE JOINED PATTON'S ARMY AT THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND INTO PARIS FOR THE LIBERATION OF FRANCE.