World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John William Zilko
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Montville, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, ARMED GUARD SCHOOL LITTLE CREEK, VIRGINIA AND ARMED GUARD CENTER BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.