World War II Honoree

John F. Aronowicz

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Reading, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Stephen J. Aronowicz

Relationship

Son

TECHNICAL SERGEANT. SERVICE NUMBER 33232655. SERVED WITH THE 313TH INFANTRY, CANNON COMPANY, 79TH INFANTRY DIVISION. HIS DIVISION LANDED THE DAY AFTER D-DAY AND WAS THE FIRST DIVISION IN CHERBOURG, THE FIRST TO CROSS THE SEINE AND THE FIRST IN BELGIUM. HE WON A BRONZE STAR FOR MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH MILITARY OPERATIONS AGAINST THE ENEMY ON JULY 8, 1944 IN FRANCE.