World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Montgomery Greene
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
New York City, New York
Honored By
Colonial Dames of XVII Century
HE SERVED WITH THE PARACHUTE INFANTRY 508TH REGIMENT OF THE 82ND AIRBORNE. HE JUMPED WITH HIS REGIMENT ON D-DAY, WAS WOUNDED, THEN JUMPED AGAIN AT ARNHEM. HE WAS CAPTURED AND SPENT SEVERAL MONTHS AS A PRISONER OF WAR.