World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Milton A. Christmas
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Lehigh, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
RANK: PRIVATE 1ST CLASS. HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE ARMY NOVEMBER 13, 1942 AT ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA AND SERVED WITH THE 2ND PLATOON, 42ND FIELD HOSPITAL, 304TH MEDICAL BATTALION, 79TH INFANTRY ‘CROSS OF LORRAINE’ DIVISION ATTACHED TO THE U.S. 1ST ARMY. HIS DIVISION WAS A UNIT OF THE VAST ARMADA THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION OF GERMANY’S FORTRESS EUROPE, D-DAY, JUNE 6, 1944, OPERATION OVERLORD AND LANDED ON THE UTAH BEACHHEAD, BATTLE OF NORMANDY, 12-14 OF JUNE. KILLED IN ACTION SUNDAY, JUNE 25, 1944 IN THE VICINITY OF CHERBOURG, FRANCE AND IS BURIED IN THE NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY LOCATED AT COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, FRANCE. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.