World War II Honoree

John Bejcek

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Hallett, Pawnee County, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE ON FEBRUARY 3, 1943. TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT CAMP ROBERTS AT SAN MIGUEL, CALIFORNIA; CAMP HAAN AT RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA; AND CAMP MCCOY AT SPARTA, WISCONSIN. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO) IN ENGLAND, FRANCE, BELGIUM, AND GERMANY DURING THE WAR. WOUNDED IN ACTION DURING OPERATIONS IN FRANCE IN 1944 AND AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART. ALSO AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN MARCH, 1946 WITH THE RANK OF PRIVATE AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.