Castle, Frederick Walker b. October 14, 1908 d. December 24, 1944 World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Frederick Castle attended the US Military Academy, graduating 7th in the class of 1930. For the next four years he was pilot and assistant operations officer with the Air Corps. In 1934 he resigned his commission and returned to civilian life. However, he maintained his reserve status with the New York National Guard, and in January 1942 he re-entered active service. By 1944, he was commander of the 4th Combat Bomb Wing, and after leading...[Read More] (Bio by: Anne Cady) Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Henri-Chapelle, Liege, Belgium Plot: Plot D, Row 13, Grave 53
Hankins ., PFC. Donald W b. 1922 d. December 23, 1944 ____________________________________________
Private First Class Hankins (Serial #36415206) served in the: - United States Army - 82nd Airborne Division - 325th Glider Infantry Regiment - Company F
His Army enlistment date / place was: - December 19, 1942 - Kalamazoo, Michigan (Kalamazoo County)
Kimbro, Truman Carol b. May 27, 1919 d. December 19, 1944 World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Truman Kimbro was working as a farm hand in Texas when he enlisted in the United States Army on December 2, 1941. He was sent with his company to Belgium, where in 1944 he was killed while performing his assigned mission under heavy enemy fire. Five months later he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions. The citation reads: "On 19 December 1944, as scout, he led a squad assigned to the mission of mining a vital crossroads...[Read More] (Bio by: Anne Cady) Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Henri-Chapelle, Liege, Belgium Plot: Plot F Row 6 Grave 28
McGraw, Francis X. b. April 29, 1918 d. November 20, 1944 World War II Confgressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Francis X. McGraw and his family moved to Camden New Jersey from Philadelphia when he was 2 years old. After completing school, he worked for the Campbell Soup company before enlisting in the Army in February 1942. He was sent overseas with his unit, taking part in combat operations in North Africa and Europe, including taking part in the D-Day invasion in France. In November 1944, Private McGraw was killed while engaged in battle with...[Read More] (Bio by: Anne Cady) Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Henri-Chapelle, Liege, Belgium Plot: Plot A Row 18 Grave 25
b. October 14, 1908 d. December 24, 1944