World War II Honoree

John C. Hackney

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

He proudly served his country when he left for the U.S. Army in 1942 during WWII. He served as a Technical Sergeant in the 116th Anti-Aircraft Gun Battalion. He landed at Utah Beach after sundown on D-Day during the Normandy Invasion. Although unscathed in 5 campaigns he was awarded a Bronze Arrowhead and 5 Service Stars for his participation in the D-Day assault, the Battle of the Bulge, the Liberation of Paris and the Central Europe and Rhineland Campaigns.