World War II Honoree

Gardner Colson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Montclair, New Jersey

Honored By

A Grateful American

SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 90TH INFANTRY DIVISION AS A PLATOON LEADER IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE AND THE ARDENNES. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 3 BATTLE STARS, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, PURPLE HEART MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, SILVER STAR MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.