World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Daniel P. Durkee
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH HEADQUARTERS 455TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP AS A LIGHT TRUCK DRIVER IN NAPLES-FOGGIA, ROME-ARNO, NORTHERN APENNINES, PO VALLEY, AIR COMBAT BALKANS, SOUTHERN FRANCE, NORTHERN FRANCE, NORMANDY, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE WITH 1 OAK LEAF CLUSTER, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.