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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

John Jay Ford, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Rockville Centre, New York

Honored By

MSgt. Russell Rulau

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DRAFTED INTO U.S. ARMY IN JANUARY 1943. STATIONED AT FORT MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY. ENTERED THE ARMY'S COUNTERINTELLIGENCE CORPS AND WAS SENT TO PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND AS A SERGEANT. AS A CRYPTOGRAPHER, HE NEVER SAW COMBAT. HE MADE A ROAD TRIP TO MUNICH IN OCTOBER 1945 AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1946 AS A CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER.