World War II Honoree

Harold Alan Gray, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

East Orange, New Jersey

Honored By

Renee Gray-Naden

Relationship

Daughter

SERVED WITH THE 254TH INFANTRY REGIMENT WHICH WAS PART OF THE 63RD INFANTRY DIVISION. HE ARRIVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER of OPERATIONS ON 8 DECEMBER 1944 AS A PRIVATE. BY LATE 1945, HE HAD BEEN PROMOTED TO 2nd LIEUTENANT AND IN CHARGE OF COMPANY E OF THE 254th INFANTRY. HE WAS WOUNDED IN ACTION TWICE. FOR HIS SERVICE IN WWII, HE WAS AWARDED THE FOLLOWING AWARDS: SILVER STAR, BRONZE STAR, TWO PURPLE HEARTS, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, WWII SERVICE MEDAL, EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS MEDAL, GERMAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.