World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Otto Benkert
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Lake Worth, Florida
Honored By
Grateful American
DRAFTED IN 1943 AFTER GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL AND RECEIVED HIS COMBAT BATTALION TRAINING IN GEORGIA AT CAMP WHEELER. HE SERVED IN THE 198TH TANK DESTROYER UNIT STATIONED IN EUROPE. HE TOOK PART IN THE NORMANDY BEACH INVASION.