World War II Honoree

Cecil Irvin Flannery, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Fort Fairfield, Maine

Honored By

Raymond Tamowski, Jr.

Relationship

Family Friend

SERVED FROM NOVEMBER 12, 1943 UNTIL OCTOBER 3, 1945. HE WAS A SERGEANT IN COMPANY K, 3RD BATTALION, 331ST INFANTRY REGIMENT, IN THE 83RD INFANTRY DIVISION. HE WAS SERIOUSLY WOUNDED IN COMBAT IN THE HEDGEROWS NEAR MEAUTIS, NORMANDY, FRANCE ON JULY 5, 1944. HE DIED FROM HIS WOUNDS OCTOBER 3, 1945 IN A HOSPITAL IN FRANCE. HE WAS AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR FOR EXEMPLARY CONDUCT IN GROUND COMBAT AGAINST THE ENEMY IN THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN. HE WAS ALSO AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE ARMY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND THE U.S. ARMY RIFLE AND PISTOL BADGES.