World War II Honoree

John S. Otruba

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Little Neck, New York

Honored By

Irene Otruba Sinkinson

Relationship

Wife

TECHNICAL SERGEANT. KILLED IN ACTION JANUARY 8, 1945 IN RIMLING, FRANCE. SERVED IN COMPANY F, 397TH INFANTRY, 100TH DIVISION. AWARDED THE SILVER STAR AND PURPLE HEART. INDUCTED INTO THE ARMED FORCES APRIL 16, 1941. ASSIGNED TO THE 29TH DIVISION AND LATER TRANSFERRED TO THE ARMY WAR SHOW WHICH TRAVELED THROUGHOUT LEADING CITIES IN THE U.S. FOR 8 MONTHS. WHEN THE WAR SHOW CONCLUDED HE BECAME A MEMBER OF THE 100TH INFANTRY DIVISION, 397TH INFANTRY, COMPANY F. AWARDED THE SILVER STAR AND PURPLE HEART.