World War II Honoree

Samuel Harold Guzik

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Detroit, Michigan

Honored By

Timothy J. Guzik

Relationship

Son

DRAFTED IN 1943, BASIC TRAINING IN ARKANSAS. TRAINED AS A PARATROOPER WITH THE 82ND AIRBORNE. SENT TO NORTH AFRICA FOR FIGHT TRAINING. MADE FIRST COMBAT JUMP IN SICILY, ITALY. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF COMBAT THERE, WAS PART OF THE BEACH ASSAULT AT ANZIO. SENT TO ENGLAND FOR ANOTHER JUMP INTO HOLLAND. THERE HE WAS WOUNDED AND SENT BACK TO ENGLAND TO RECOVER. PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. WHILE FIGHTING IN WESTERN EUROPE HE WAS WOUNDED AND SENT BACK TO THE U.S. ALSO WAS A MACHINE GUNNER. RECEIVED BRONZE STAR, 4 BATTLE STARS, 2 PURPLE HEARTS, 2 PRESIDENTIAL CITATIONS AND COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE.