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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Claude I. Franklin

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Campbellsville, Kentucky

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

He was a Light Machine Gunner with Company E, 126th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division, saw action in the Luzon and Southern Philippine Islands (Liberation) Campaigns. was wounded in action on 21 March 1945 on Tabu, Philippine Islands and was awarded the Purple Heart Medal.