World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Gilford Paul Champagne
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Houma, Louisiana
Honored By
Kristy Champagne Keach
Relationship
Daughter
Chief of Halftrack Section 9 of Battery A in the 555th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion who served in Central Europe. He earned the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Theater Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Medal, WWII Victory Medal.