World War II Honoree

Eugene V. Connett

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

South Orange, New Jersey

Honored By

A Grateful American

SERVED IN TH EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 856TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON, 492ND BOMBARDMENT GROUP (HEAVY) EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AS A COMBAT INTELLIGENCE OFFICER IN THE AIR OFFENSIVE OVER EUROPE, NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, SOUTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.