World War II Honoree

Joseph Ivan O'Jibway

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan

Honored By

Laverne O'Jibway

Relationship

Wife

SERVED IN COMPANY B, 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION AND WAS IN NUMEROUS CAMPAIGNS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE. PART OF THE D-DAY INVASION AT NORMANDY BEACH AND WAS CAPTURED BY THE GERMANS ON JUNE 7, 1944 IN SAINTE-MERE-EGLISE, FRANCE. HE WAS MARCHED INTO GERMANY FOR THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS AND WAS LIBERATED BY RUSSIAN FORCES IN MARCH 1945. INVOLVED IN THE SICILIAN, NAPLES-FOGGIA, NORMANDY AND RHINELAND CAMPAIGNS. RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING MEDALS: PURPLE HEART, GOOD CONDUCT, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN WITH SILVER STAR, WWII VICTORY, HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON AND MARKSMAN BADGE WITH RIFLE BAR.