World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John George Hillenbrand
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Elizabethton, Tennessee
Honored By
Becky Hillenbrand Ashley
Relationship
Daughter
HE WAS AN AIRPLANE SHEET METAL WORKER DURING CHINA-INDIA-BURMA CAMPAIGN IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE ATTENDED AIRCRAFT SHEET METAL WORK SERVICE SCHOOL. HE ATTAINED THE RANK OF SERGEANT. HE WAS AWARDED TWO BRONZE SERVICE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON, AND THE WWII VICTORY RIBBON.