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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

John Ernest Wagner

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Chandler, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

INDUCTED INTO MILITARY SERVICE AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN 1944. ASSIGNED TO LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY IN BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, YALE UNIVERSITY IN NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA FOR TRAINING AS A JAPANESE LINGUIST. STATIONED OVERSEAS IN TOKYO, JAPAN WITH OCCUPATION FORCES IN 1946 AS AN INTERPRETER-STENOGRAPHER UNDER GENERAL MACARTHUR. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.