World War II Honoree

Arthur Berkowitz

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Queens, New York

Honored By

Sherry Lee Berkowitz, Lori B. Wise

Relationship

Daughters

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS WHO SERVED IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND FOUGHT IN GERMANY. BUILT B-24 BOMBERS BEFORE ENLISTING. SERVED UNDER GENERAL PATTON'S 3RD ARMY AS A MACHINE GUNNER IN A COMBAT ZONE ON THE FRONT LINE. HE WAS SHOT THROUGH THE KNEE BY A SNIPER IN THE FIELD AND HAD 13 SURGERIES DUE TO THIS AND BECAME PERMANENTLY DISABLED. MEDALS INCLUDE PURPLE HEART, TWO BRONZE BATTLE STARS, WWII VICTORY RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATRE RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATRE RIBBON AND THE BRONZE STAR. HONORABLY DISCHARGED.