World War II Honoree

Edward F. Zabkar

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Broughton, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Margaret Munro Zabkar, Neal Zabkar, & Linda O'Rourke

Relationship

Wife, Son, Daughter, & Family

AFTER BASIC TRAINING, SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRES WITH 81ST ENGINEERS, COMPANY 'B,' 106TH INFANTRY DIVISION AS AN INFANTRY COMBAT ENGINEER. SAW COMBAT IN THREE MAJOR BATTLES INCLUDING: THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, RHINELAND, AND IN OTHER COMBAT OPERATIONS PRIOR TO HIS CAPTURE ON DECEMBER 18, 1944. SERVED TIME AS A PRISONER OF WAR AT LUCKENWALDE AND OTHER LOCATIONS. EARNED THREE BATTLE STARS.