World War II Honoree

Edward Warren Nemec

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Chicago, Illinois

Honored By

Joyce F. Travis

Relationship

Niece

WENT TO EUROPE AS PART OF THE OCCUPATION FORCES. HIS TRAINING WAS IN ANTI-AIRCRAFT AND INFANTRY. HE WAS SCREENED FOR COUNTER INTELLIGENCE BUT WAS NOT NEEDED TO TRANSLATE THE SLOVAK LANGUAGE. HE SPENT TIME WATCHING OVER THE CAPTURED STORM TROOPERS IN HAMBURG GERMANY AND THEN ENTERED THE UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AS AN ENTERTAINER TOURING GERMANY, FRANCE AND AUSTRIA.