World War II Honoree

Charles J. Volesky

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Dickinson, North Dakota

Honored By

Patricia, Valery, Mark, Vaune, Jill

Relationship

Spouse and Children

ENLISTED INTO THE U.S. ARMY IN JUNE 1943. RECEIVED HIS BASIC TRAINING IN FORT BLISS, TEXAS AND WAS ASSIGNED TO COAST ARTILLERY. SERVED AS A SEARCH LIGHT OPERATOR IN C BATTERY, 326TH SEARCH LIGHT BATTALION. IN MARCH OF 1945 SENT AS A REPLACEMENT SEARCH LIGHT OPERATOR AND ASSIGNED TO THE 485TH SEARCH LIGHT BATTALION ON OKINAWA AND IE SHIMA, ISLANDS IN THE RYUKYUS CHAIN. SERVED THERE UNTIL THE JAPANESE SURRENDERED AND THE WAR ENDED. RECEIVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE IN MARCH 1946 WITH A RANK OF TECHNICIAN 5TH GRADE.