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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Hugh Marston Hefner

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Chicago, Illinois

Honored By

Henry J. Zasowski, Jr.

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

UPON GRADUATING FROM STEINMETZ HIGH SCHOOL IN 1944, HE IMMEDIATELY JOINED THE U.S. ARMY. HE SERVED AS AN INFANTRY CLERK AT FORT MEADE, MARYLAND. AS A WRITER FOR A MILITARY NEWSPAPER HE KEPT HIS FELLOW SOLDIERS INFORMED OF CURRENT MILITARY EVENTS. HE WAS ALSO KNOWN FOR DRAWING CARTOONS TO AMUSE AND INFORM. HE SERVED WITH DISTINCTION UNTIL HIS HONORABLE DISCHARGE IN 1946.