World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Duane Engel
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Ocheydan, Iowa
Honored By
Mary F. Webster & Steven J. Engel
Relationship
Daughter & Grandson
DATES OF SERVICE: OCTOBER 4, 1941 TO NOVEMBER 3, 1945. 508TH FIGHTER SQUADRON (SE), 404TH FIGHTER GROUP. D-DAY INVASION, OMAHA BEACH, RHINELAND, NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES, CENTRAL EUROPE, AIR OFFENSIVE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER AND NORMANDY. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH SILVER AND BRONZE BATTLE STARS, AMERICAN DEFENSE RIBBON, 3 OVERSEAS SERVICE BARS, VICTORY MEDAL.