World War II Honoree

John G. P. Pabst

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Latrobe, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Elizabeth Pabst Brown

Relationship

Daughter

COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING AT FORT MCCLELLAND, ALABAMA IN OCTOBER OF 1944. SERVED IN FRANCE WITH DIFFERENT DIVISIONS AS REPLACEMENT FOR CASUALTIES. ASSIGNED TO THE 3RD ARMORED DIVISION AS MACHINE GUNNER AND HALF-TRACK DRIVER. CROSSED THE RHINE RIVER AT REMAGEN BRIDGE. PERFORMED GUARD DUTY AT LORIENT, GERMANY WHERE THERE WERE OVER 100,000 GERMAN PRISONERS. SERVED WITH THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION AT KASSEL, HEIDELBERG AND STUTTGART. RETURNED TO THE U.S. ON AUGUST 16, 1946.