World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Richard J. Nowacki
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Cleveland, Ohio
Honored By
Deborah Nowacki Finch
Relationship
Daughter
ENLISTMENT: APRIL 19, 1944-APRIL 19, 1946. SERVED IN 20TH ARMORED DIVISION. DEPARTED CAMP CAMPBELL, JANUARY 19, 1944, LANDED IN NORMANDY, FRANCE; JUNE 12, 1944. FOUGHT FROM FRANCE, BELGIUM, HOLLAND (BATTLE OF THE BULGE) ONTO SALZBURG, GERMANY; MAY 6, 1945. MEDALS EARNED: BRONZE STAR, GOOD CONDUCT, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, WWII VICTORY, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE 1ST AWARD, EXPERT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON, AND MARKSMAN BADGE WITH RIFLE BAR. RANK: PRIVATE FIRST CLASS.