Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Cleveland, Ohio
Honored By
The John T. Sestokas Family
U.S. ARMY (1943-1946); 143RD ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY GUN BATTALION, BATTERY C, CANNONEER. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER (ENGLAND, FRANCE, BELGIUM, GERMANY). BATTLE OF THE BULGE VETERAN, OCCUPATION OF GERMANY. EARNED THE DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATION, THE MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, THE AMERICAN AREA MEDAL, THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL WITH 3 BATTLE STARS (NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES, RHINELAND), WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION SERVICE MEDAL (GERMANY DEVICE), FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALM/STAR FOR COMBAT IN FRANCE, AND THE BELGIUM FOURRAGERE.