World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Kenneth 'Ken' Ekstrom
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Pawnee, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1943. TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT FORT SILL AT LAWTON, OKLAHOMA; CAMP MAXEY AT PARIS, TEXAS; FORT ORD AT MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA; AND AT VANCOUVER BARRACKS AT VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER ON OKINAWA IN THE RYUKYU ISLANDS DURING THE WAR. THEN SERVED WITH OCCUPATION FORCES IN KOREA AFTER THE END OF HOSTILITIES. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1946 AS A LIEUTENANT AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.