World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Elijah Franklin
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Cairo, Georgia
Honored By
American Legion Post 122
HE WAS KILLED BY A MEMBER OF HIS COMPANY AT CAMP CLAIBORNE, LOUISIANA DECEMBER 5, 1943. HE WAS AWARDED THE SOLDIERS MEDAL FOR TRYING TO DISARM THE SOLDIER BEFORE HE WAS SHOT.