World War II Honoree

Francis J. O'Boyle

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Honored By

A Grateful American

HE ENLISTED IN THE ARMY AND SERVED WITH THE 97TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. A RECIPIENT OF THE BRONZE STAR FOR ACTION IN THE RUHR POCKET. THE 97TH CROSSED THE RHINE AT BONN, EVENTUALLY CAPTURING DUSSELDORF. THEY FINISHED THE WAR IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA, PROTECTING GENERAL PATTON'S LEFT FLANK. THE 97TH INFANTRY WAS CREDITED WITH FIRING THE LAST SHOT IN EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. RECIPIENT OF THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC MEDAL WITH TWO STARS, AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL COMBAT BADGE, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION JAPAN AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.