World War II Honoree

Johnny M. Packard

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Delta, Colorado

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

RANK: TECHNICIAN 4TH GRADE. ENTERED THE U.S. ARMY IN 1943, TRAINED AT CAMP ROBERTS, CALIFORNIA. SERVED AS A MEDICAL TECHNICIAN (MEDIC) IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. CAMPAIGNS: SOLOMON ISLANDS AND THE INVASION OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. SERVED WITH THE OCCUPATION FORCES IN JAPAN AFTER ALL HOSTILITIES HAD CEASED WITH THE JAPANESE ARMED FORCES. DECORATIONS: BRONZE STAR MEDAL (AWARDED FOR HEROIC AND MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT), ARMY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH BRONZE ARROWHEAD AND 2 BRONZE BATTLE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON AND THE COMBAT MEDICAL BADGE. HE WAS HONORABLE DISCHARGED IN 1946.