World War II Honoree

James Gerard Gaffney

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Winchester, Massachusetts

Honored By

Anne Contois

Relationship

Daughter

SERVED AS OFFICER IN CHARGE, SECURITY/ INTELLIGENCE SECTION, INTERNAL SECURITY, 9311, PORT OF ANTWERP, BELGIUM. WORKED WITH BELGIUM SECURITY AND POLICE. IN COMMAND OF PORT OF ANTWERP SECURITY. RECEIVED EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE STARS, AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND KNIGHT OF THE ORDER OF LEOPOLD, MILITARY DIVISION BY BELGIAN GOVERNMENT IN 1946.