World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Theodore Peter Mykytka
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Milltown, New Jersey
STAFF SERGEANT, 26TH INFANTRY DIVISION, COMPANY B, 104TH INFANTRY, EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS. PARTICIPATED IN CAMPAIGNS OF NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES, RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE. AWARDED BRONZE STAR FOR HEROIC ACTION AND COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE FEBRUARY 1, 1945. WENT TO EUROPE WITH THE 26TH INFANTRY DIVISION AND CAME HOME WITH THE 26TH INFANTRY DIVISION. JOINED THE ARMY RESERVES IN 1946.