World War II Honoree

John P. Green

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Jessup, Pennsylvania

Honored By

John Boni

SPENT TWO YEARS AS A TANKER WITH GENERAL GEORGE PATTON; AS A MEMBER OF HIS 'HELL ON WHEELS'. FACED GERMAN GENERAL ROMMEL IN THE DESERT, FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, AND WAS INVOLVED IN THE BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS OF CENTRAL EUROPE, SICILY, NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES, RHINELAND, AND THE D-DAY INVASION AT OMAHA BEACH. WAS INVOLVED IN SIX OF THE SEVEN MAJOR TANK BATTLES OF WORLD WAR II, HAVING RECEIVED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, AND THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL WITH SIX BRONZE STARS.