World War II Honoree

Edward William Wajvoda

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Whiting, Indiana

Honored By

Edward J. Wajvoda

Relationship

Son

ENTERED SERVICE JANUARY 6, 1943 AND SERVED IN EUROPE AS A TECHNICIAN 3RD GRADE. HE SERVED AS PART OF THE 220TH ORDNANCE HEAVY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP IN THE RHINELAND OF CENTRAL EUROPE. HE TOOK HIS BASIC TRAINING AT FORT LEWIS MISSOURI AND WAS THEN SENT TO COLORADO FOR TRAINING IN MOUNTAIN SNIPER TRAINING. HE WAS LATER SENT TO FORT COOK, NEBRASKA FOR ORDNANCE AUTOMOTIVE TRAINING. HE ALSO DID TRAINING AT ABERDEEN MARYLAND FOR INSTRUMENT REPAIR BEFORE GOING OVERSEAS. HE DID NOT GO TO EUROPE JANUARY 3, 1945 AND RETURNED TO THE U.S. ON JANUARY 22, 1946. HE SERVED THROUGHOUT EUROPE AND INTO GERMANY AS PART OF THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR GROUP. RECEIVED THE AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH TWO BRONZE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. UPON SEPARATION, HE HELD THE RANK OF TECHNICAL SERGEANT. DISCHARGED JANUARY 27, 1946 FROM CAMP ATTERBURY, INDIANA.