World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Sylvester Vincent Prokash
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Kodan, Wisconsin
Honored By
LTC Martin F. Heuer
Relationship
Brother-in-Law
HE WAS DRAFTED INTO MILITARY SERVICE ON 3 AUGUST 1942. AFTER BASIC AND ADVANCED TRAINING IN THE U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 3017TH AIR FORCE MEDICAL CORPS IN HOBBS, NEW MEXICO. TRAINED AS A MALE NURSE, HE WAS PLACED IN CHARGE OF A SURGICAL WARD AT THE BASE HOSPITAL AND SERVED THERE UNTIL HIS DISCHARGE ON 6 NOVEMBER 1945. HE ATTAINED THE RANK OF SERGEANT.