World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Anthony F. Ziombkowski
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Honored By
Carole Meriwether
Relationship
Friend
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER. CAPTURED AND ESCAPED FROM GERMAN POW CAMPS 3 TIMES. ON FEBRUARY 16, 1944 AN ENTIRE VILLAGE IN ITALY WAS SPARED EXECUTION BY GERMAN TROOPS BECAUSE HE SURRENDERED HIMSELF. AWARDED THE PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, WWII HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.