World War II Honoree

John F. Craig, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Livingston, New Jersey

Honored By

A Grateful American

DRAFTED INTO THE ARMY. HE SERVED IN COMBAT WITH THE 86TH 'BLACKHAWK' INFANTRY DIVISION IN FRANCE, GERMANY AND AUSTRIA. HIS DIVISION WAS THEN SENT TO THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. RECIPIENT OF THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE BRONZE STAR.