World War II Honoree

Gordon Ray Parrish

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Mannington, West Virginia

Honored By

Leonard Aubrey Parrish

Relationship

Son

SERVED JULY 2, 1943 TO HONORABLE DISCHARGE, DECEMBER 16, 1945 WITH COMBAT ENGINEERS, 3RD ARMY UNDER GENERAL PATTON. HE WAS A TRUCK DRIVER, LIGHT. PARTICIPATED IN THE JUNE 6, 1944 INVASION OF FRANCE AND JUNE 9, 1944 INVASION OF UTAH BEACH, OFF NORMANDY, FRANCE. SERVED IN FRANCE, LUXEMBOURG, GERMANY, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, HOLLAND, IRELAND AND ENGLAND. HE WAS A MARKSMAN WITH M-1 RIFLE AND WAS AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH 5 BRONZE BATTLE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL BUTTON.