World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Woodrow C. Gardella
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Whiting, New Jersey
Honored By
Woodrow C. Gardella
INVADED FRENCH MOROCCO, FOUGHT ROMMEL IN TUNISIA, INVADED AND FOUGHT IN SICILY, NORMANDY D-DAY PLUS 3, HUERTGEN FOREST AND THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. FIRED THE LAST SHOT OF WWII. AWARDED 3 PRESIDENTIAL CITATIONS, 3 PURPLE HEARTS, 1 BRONZE STAR, THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS RIBBON WITH ONE SILVER STAR, 3 BRONZE STARS AND 1 BRONZE ARROW HEAD, THE FRENCH AND BELGIAN FOURRAGERE, AND FRENCH AND BELGIAN CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALM.