World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John E. Pirtle
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Memphis, Tennessee
Honored By
Dorothy D. Pirtle
Relationship
Wife
Joined the 7th Armored Division, March 1944; sailed on the Queen Mary June 7, 1944; docked at Greenock, Scotland June 14, 1944; Tidworth Barracks, England June 1944. Landed at Normandy August 10, 1944. Fought in France, Holland, Belgium,and Germany. Discharged October 22, 1945, Camp Robinson, Arkansas.