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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

John William Dytman

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Germania, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Michael Lynett

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

In October of 1941, he enlisted as an aviation cadet in the U.S. Army Air Corps and became a navigator. On August 17th, 1943, his B-17 aircraft was shot down in a bombing raid on Schweinfurt, Germany, and he spent twenty-one months as a prisoner of war. For wounds received, he was awarded the Purple Heart medal.