World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Alex D. Pokorny
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Houston, Texas
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
HE INTERNED AT HERMANN HOSPITAL IN GALVESTON, TEXAS IN 1943 BEFORE JOINING THE ARMY. HE SERVED AS A CAPTAIN IN THE MEDICAL CORPS FROM 1943 THROUGH 1946. HE ALSO SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY RESERVES ATTAINING THE RANK OF COLONEL.