World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jowade Bone Colton
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Grovespring, Missouri
Honored By
Jim Admire
Relationship
Great Nephew
SERVED AS A COMBAT ENGINEER IN ITALY, WITH THE 91ST INFANTRY DIVISION AS PART OF THE 316TH COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION. LANDED AT NAPLES AND WENT ALL THE WAY NORTH THROUGH ROME AND PISA TO AN AREA NEAR TRIESTE WHERE THEY MET UP WITH YUGOSLAVIAN FORCES AS THE WAR IN EUROPE ENDED.