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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

John Ploch

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Flushing, New York

Honored By

Barbara Ploch McCormick

Relationship

Daughter

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

JOINED THE ARMY AIR CORPS IN JANUARY 1941 AND WAS ORIGINALLY STATIONED IN PANAMA, THEN IN ENGLAND. CHEMICAL TECHNICIAN; TAUGHT AND TRAINED THE TROOPS. AS A SPECIAL VEHICLE OPERATOR HE DROVE A PLANE REFUELING TRUCK AND FUELED PLANES WHEN NEEDED. MET HIS WIFE AMY IN ENGLAND WHEN HE WAS STATIONED AT HANSON HALL, SHE WAS A MEMBER OF HMS ROYAL NAVY. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AUGUST 15, 1945.