World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Francis J. Pharis
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Pineville, Alabama
Honored By
Francis J. Pharis
788th Amphibious Tractor Battalion. First Wave of Invasion Leyte, Philippine Islands, Okinawa. After Japan Capitulated, returned to Mindoro, Philippine Islands. Transferred to 96th Signal Company as Radio Announcer, Armed Forces Radio.