Veterans Day Grand Marshals Named

World War II veteran James Zographos and Marine reservist William Carr will serve as grand marshals of Westborough's 2012 Veterans Day observance, town veterans officials said Tuesday.

Zographos, a Turnpike Road resident, served in the Army Air Force during the Second World War, officials said in a press release. He was "a bombardier who was involved in the Central Europe air offensive in northern France, Ardennes, the Rhineland, and Normandy," and received six Oak Leaf Clusters; the Distinguished Flying Cross; the European, African, and Middle East Theater Medals; six Bronze Stars; and a Purple Heart Air Medal, veterans officials said.

Zographos was honorably discharged as a first lieutenant.

Carr, a Robin Road resident, is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and USMC Reserve, veterans officials said. He also is a former Westborough High School football coach, and still volunteers in town.

Veterans Day is Sunday, Nov. 11.