World War II Honoree

James Leonard Francis

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Providence, Rhode Island

Honored By

A Grateful American

SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE LITTLE CREEK, VIRGINIA, AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, NAVAL ADVANCE AMPHIBIOUS BASE PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND, NAVAL AMPHIBIOUS BASE NAVY #416 DARTMOUTH, DEVONSHIRE, ENGLAND AND ABOARD USS LST-46. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, ASIATIC- PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.