ĭurning received the French National Order of the Legion of Honor from the French Consul in Los Angeles in April 2008. His badges included the Combat Infantryman Badge, Expert Badge with Rifle Bar, and Honorable Service Lapel Pin. Additional awards included the Army Good Conduct Medal, the American Campaign Medal and the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with Arrowhead device and two bronze service stars, and the World War II Victory Medal. įor his valor and the wounds he received during the war, Durning was awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star, and three Purple Hearts. He was discharged with the rank of private first class on January 30, 1946. Durning was reassigned to the 398th Infantry Regiment with the 100th Infantry Division, and participated in the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944. After being wounded by a German anti-personnel mine in the Bocage, he spent six months recovering. On June 6, 1944, Durning was assigned to the 1st Infantry Division and was in one of the first waves of American troops that landed on Omaha Beach during the D-Day invasion of Normandy. Military service ĭurning served in the U.S.
His three brothers – James (known as Roger, 1915–2000), Clifford (1916–1994), and Gerald (1926–2000) – and his sister Frances (1918–2006) survived to adulthood, but five sisters died from scarlet fever and smallpox as children. His parents were of German, Irish and English descent Durning was raised Catholic. He was the son of Louise (née Leonard 1894–1982), a laundress at West Point, and James E. Durning was born in Highland Falls, New York.
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