World War II Honoree

John Marshall Bacon

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Ogdensburg, New York

Honored By

Marion Bacon

Relationship

Wife

SERVED IN 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION, 501ST PARACHUTE REGIMENT, H COMPANY IN EUROPE; 1943 TO 1945. PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION OVERLORD; THE INVASION OF EUROPE; NORMANDY COAST TO GERMAN OCCUPIED FRANCE. JOINED U.S. ARMY PARATROOPER TRAINING CAMP; CAMP TOCCOA, GEORGIA. JUMP TRAINING; APRIL 1943 AT FORT BENNING, GEORGIA AND CAMP MACKALL, NORTH CAROLINA. JANUARY 1944; TRAINED IN ENGLAND. JUNE 6, 1944; D-DAY, JUMPED INTO NORMANDY, FRANCE. SEPTEMBER 1944; JUMPED INTO EEDRE, HOLLAND. THE JOB WAS TO KEEP HELL'S HIGHWAY OPEN AND RHINE RIVER. WOUNDED 3 TIMES IN NORMANDY, FRANCE. ALSO WOUNDED IN BASTOGNE, FRANCE AND EEDRE, HOLLAND. AT CARENTAN, FRANCE, CONTROLLED THE CITY FROM HILL 30 (HIGH GROUND). IN SCHYNDEL, HOLLAND, CAPTURED 35 GERMAN PRISONERS. AWARDED 5 PURPLE HEART MEDALS.