World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Cornelius R. Gomes
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Passaic, New Jersey
Honored By
A Grateful American
He served as a Private in WWII with the 100th Infantry Division (Century Division), 399th Infantry Regiment, Third Battalion, Company L, in the European Theater of Operations. Wounded in Action, he was awarded the Purple Heart.