World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John J. Nestor
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Lake County, Ohio
Honored By
An Indebted American
SERVED AS A PART OF A SPECIAL UNIT OF TWENTY-FOUR MEN TRAINED IN TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA. SENT TO THE EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS AND PARTICIPATED IN THE NORMANDY INVASION. THE UNIT WAS A DIVING UNIT THAT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR DESTROYING BRIDGES THAT THE ENEMY NEEDED AND FIXING THE SUPPORTS ON BRIDGES THAT THE ALLIES NEEDED.