World War II Honoree

John James Zanatta

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Floral Park, New York

Honored By

Thomas M. Zanatta

Relationship

Brother

INDUCTED INTO U.S. ARMY ON SEPTEMBER 19, 1942. BASIC TRAINING AT FORT DIX AND FORT EUSTIS, VIRGINIA. ATTACHED TO U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES AS A CREW MEMBER. BY JANUARY OF 1943, WAS IN NORTH AFRICA, SICILY AND ITALY. WAS IN 6 MAJOR CAMPAIGNS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. FLEW ON B-25 BOMBERS AND C-47 AIRCRAFT. WAS A SERGEANT AT TIME OF SEPARATION ON OCTOBER 13, 1945.