World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Leo Nonkin
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Albany, New York
Honored By
M. J. Lynett
JOINED THE NATIONAL GUARD IN 1940 AND THEN SERVED FIVE YEARS IN THE U.S. ARMY DURING WWII. HE SPENT THREE AND A HALF YEARS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC BEFORE HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN OCTOBER OF 1945.