World War II Honoree

Marion Oltman

Hometown

Pekin, Illinois

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER. TAKEN AS A PRISONER OF WAR (POW) BY THE GERMANS AND SPENT THE LAST 8 MONTHS OF THE WAR IN A GERMAN POW CAMP. PLACED ON WORK DETAILS AND PROVIDED LIMITED FOOD DURING HIS CAPTIVITY. REPATRIATED, HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.