World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Julius M. Bankoff
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE ON SEPTEMBER 3, 1942. TOOK BASIC TRAINING AND GRADUATED FROM OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL (OCS) AT FORT FRANCIS E. WARREN AT CHEYENNE, WYOMING. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER. RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING MAJOR SALVAGE OPERATIONS. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945 WITH THE RANK OF CAPTAIN AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.