World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Julius Wukitsch, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Schenectady, New York
Honored By
John Wukitsch
Relationship
Son
SERVED FEBRUARY 1942 TO SEPTEMBER 1945 WITH 8TH AIR FORCE, 336TH BOMB SQUADRON, 95TH BOMB GROUP AS A TECHNICAL SERGEANT FLIGHT MAINTENANCE GUNNER. PARTICIPATED IN 15 COMBAT MISSIONS IN EUROPEAN AIR OFFENSIVE. PRISONER OF WAR IN GERMANY, MARCH 1944 TO APRIL 1945. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL WITH 2 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL.