World War II Honoree

Steve Padjen

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Steelton, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Terry H. Burroughs

Relationship

Friend

INDUCTED FEBRUARY 17, 1943, CAMP LEE, VIRGINIA. BASIC TRAINING, CAMP EUSTIS, VIRGINIA. WARTIME SERVICE AS M5 DIRECTOR RANGE FINDER OPERATOR ON 40MM BOFORS ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY GUN. ASSIGNED TO BATTERY B, 580TH ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY AUTOMATIC WEAPONS BATTALION (MOBILE) IN REGION OF GERMANY FROM AACHEN-BAD GODESBERG TO HAGENOW-LUDWIGSLUST. WITNESS TO ATROCITIES AT BERGEN-BELSEN AND WOEBBELIN CONCENTRATION CAMPS. POST-WAR MILITARY GOVERNMENT AND OCCUPATION DUTIES IN MUNICH AND BAVARIAN AREA OF GERMANY WITH BATTERY B, 580TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY AUTOMATIC WEAPONS BATTALION (MOBILE). OTHER POST-WAR SERVICE ASSIGNMENTS WITH BATTERY B, 398TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY BATTALION (SP). RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTRATION OF U.S. ARMY POST EXCHANGE DEPOT 195, MUNICH, GERMANY. OTHER U.S. ARMY ASSIGNMENTS INCLUDE BATTERY B, 264TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION. RANK: CORPORAL. HONORABLE DISCHARGE JANUARY 10, 1946, CAMP INDIANTOWN GAP, PENNSYLVANIA. AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH SERVICE STARS FOR RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL (GERMANY) AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.