World War II Honoree

John R. Pulaski

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Schenectady, New York

Honored By

Michael Lynett

ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO JOIN THE 26TH INFANTRY DIVISION UNDER GENERAL PATTON IN 1942. HE TRAVELED TO BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS IN ALGERIA, FRENCH MOROCCO, NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, SICILY, RHINELAND AND TUNISIA. WOUNDED IN 1943 WHEN HIS SHIP WAS BOMBED HE WAS PULLED ABOARD A NEARBY PT BOAT AND RECOVERED ENOUGH TO RETURN TO SERVICE UNTIL HIS DISCHARGE IN 1946. HE RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WITH WBZ ARROWHEAD, PURPLE HEART AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.