World War II Honoree

Trine Granado

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Laredo, Texas

Honored By

Douglas M. Alford, USN

HE ENLISTED IN THE MILITARY AT THE AGE OF 19. AFTER BASIC TRAINING AND ADDITIONAL TRAINING HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 75TH INFANTRY DIVISION, U.S. ARMY. HE WAS TRANSFERRED FROM NEW YORK TO ENGLAND WHERE HE WAS PART OF THE INVASION OF NORMANDY. AFTER NORMANDY HE FOUGHT THROUGH FRANCE AND IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. HE RECEIVED EIGHT RECOGNITIONS. WHILE UNDER THE FRENCH FIRST ARMY, HE FOUGHT IN THE COLMAR POCKET. HE PERFORMED EXCELLENTLY UNDER THE FRENCH FIRST ARMY AND FOR THIS EFFORT HE RECEIVED THE FRENCH LEGION OF HONOR. AT THE SURRENDER OF GERMANY, HE WAS SHIPPED BACK TO NEW YORK WHERE HE TOOK A TRAIN TO SAN ANTONIO AND WAS RELEASED FROM DUTY.