World War II Honoree

John Allen Fluck

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Robert C. Clark

Relationship

Friends

SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE. RECEIVED THE EXPERT MARKSMEN BADGE, ENGINEER CORPS UNIT CITATION, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION RIBBON AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. BASIC TRAINING 153RD ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION, FT LOUIS, WASHINGTON. JOINED THE 247TH ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION. WENT TO ENGLAND IN JANUARY 1944. LANDED ON UTAH BEACH ON D-DAY + 6. SERVED IN FIVE MAJOR CAMPAIGNS, FRANCE, GERMANY AND CENTRAL EUROPE. SERVED IN THE OCCUPATION ARMY, SAILED TO USA, MUSTERED OUT OF SERVICE AT FORT MILES STANDISH, MAINE ON DECEMBER 3, 1945. INDUCTED MARCH 27, 1943.