World War II Honoree

Frank J. Danyla

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Amsterdam, New York

Honored By

Michael Lynett

HE ATTEMPTED TO ENLIST IN THE U.S. ARMY BUT WAS REJECTED IN TIME OF PEACE. AT THE OUTBREAK OF WWII, HE WAS DRAFTED INTO THE U.S. ARMY WHERE HE TRAINED WITH ARTILLERY. HE SERVED IN GENERAL PATTON'S 3RD ARMY, XX CORPS, 459TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY HALF TRACK GUNNER, THROUGHOUT THE EUROPEAN CAMPAIGN, FROM THE BREAKOUT FROM NORMANDY TO THE END OF THE WAR IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA.