World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Howard William Franklin
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Adams County, Pennsylvania
Honored By
William Fischer, Jr.
ENLISTED 1 SEPTEMBER 1942 AT HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA. SERVED IN ORDNANCE CORPS, FIRST AT CAMP EDWARDS, MASSACHUSETTS, THEN THROUGHOUT NORTHERN EUROPE, EARNING TWO BRONZE STAR MEDALS, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL, AND THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL. DISCHARGED DECEMBER 1945.