World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph Michael Arbushitis
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Shenandoah, Pennsylvania
Honored By
James Deans
Relationship
Son-in-law
LITTER BEARER, MEDICAL TECHNICIAN AND SURGICAL TECHNICIAN WITH 329TH MEDICAL BATTALION, 104TH INFANTRY DIVISION. FIRST AMERICAN DIVISION TO SAIL DIRECTLY FROM THE U.S. TO FRANCE. LANDED IN CHERBOURG IN SEPTEMBER 1944. PARTICIPATED IN HOLLAND CAMPAIGN TO FREE ANTWERP, DRIVE FROM SIEGFRIED LINE TO THE ROHR, DEFENSE OF THE ROHR, DRIVE TO COLOGNE, DRIVE TO PADERBORN AND ENCIRCLEMENT OF RUHR VALLEY. FINAL DRIVE TO MULDE RIVER AND INTO HEART OF GERMANY, CULMINATING WITH THE EARLY CONTACT WITH THE RUSSIAN 118TH DIVISION. MOVED TO LE HAVRE AT END OF HOSTILITIES TO EMBARK FOR RETURN TO THE U.S.