World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Frank J. Cmelik
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Waverly, Iowa
Honored By
Marine Veteran
Drafted and served as a rifleman in E Company, 3rd Platoon, 334th Regiment, 84th Division 'Railsplitters' during the Central Europe and Rhineland campaigns, earning the Combat Infantryman Badge and Bronze Star Medal. Participated in liberation of the Salzwedel, Germany, subcamp of the Neuengamme concentration camp which freed over 3,000 women near Hanover.