World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Franklin A. Condon
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Janesville, Wisconsin
Honored By
G. E. Holcomb
HE ENTERED THE ARMY AND HAD BASIC TRAINING IN TEXAS, FOLLOWED BY 6 MONTHS OF COLLEGE AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY WHERE HE STUDIED ENGINEERING. HE ENTERED THE 104TH DIVISION AT CAMP CARSON. FOLLOWING TRAINING, HE WAS SHIPPED OVERSEAS ON AUGUST 29, 1944. HIS WAS THE FIRST CONVOY TO LEAVE NEW YORK TO GO DIRECTLY TO FRANCE. HE LANDED AT OMAHA BEACH AND MARCHED THROUGH FRANCE, BELGIUM, AND FOUGHT BATTLES IN THE NETHERLANDS, WHERE HE WAS WOUNDED. HE WAS THEN TRANSFERRED TO A HOSPITAL IN ENGLAND. HE RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART FOR HIS SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY. HE WAS DISCHARGED ON DECEMBER 13, 1946.