World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James R. Conroy
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
SERVED FROM SEPTEMBER 18, 1943 UNTIL DECEMBER 3, 1945. SERVED WITH THE 504TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION. PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION MARKET GARDEN. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, PARACHUTIST BADGE, THE BELGIUM FOURRAGERE 1940, MILITARY ORDER OF WILLIAM AND THE NETHERLANDS ORANGE LANYARD.