World War II Honoree

John Daniel Parham

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

McDavid, Florida

Honored By

Lisa Parham

Relationship

Granddaughter

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS, DROVE 2 1/2 TON GMC TRUCK IN 552ND INFANTRY ANTI-TANK COMPANY IN ITALY, FRANCE, BELGIUM AND NORWAY. TRANSPORTED MILITARY PERSONNEL, SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT. HAULED AMMUNITION, MINES AND GASOLINE. DROVE AT NIGHT AND DURING BLACK OUT CONDITIONS. MAINTAINED SERVICE AND MINOR REPAIRS OF VEHICLES. ENGAGED IN A HAND TO HAND COMBAT WITH A GERMAN SOLDIER, WHO WAS FATALLY WOUNDED. RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN MEDAL AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.