World War II Honoree

Cecil Ralph Biggs

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Garden City, Kansas

Honored By

A Grateful American

HE SERVED IN THE ARMY CAVALRY WITH THE 7TH DIVISION AT ATTU, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, THE MARSHALL ISLANDS, AND OKINAWA. HE ENLISTED ON 7 APRIL 1942 AND SERVED 42 MONTHS. HE RECEIVED THE GOOD CONDUCT RIBBON, DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, PURPLE HEART, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE STARS, AND THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC RIBBON WITH 3 BRONZE STARS.