World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John E. Witheridge
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED FROM OCTOBER 11, 1943 UNTIL OCTOBER 13, 1945. SERVED WITH BATTERY 'A', 757TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION. SAW ACTION IN THE LUZON CAMPAIGN. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL AND THE PHILIPPINE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION.