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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

John Bedecarre

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

San Francisco, California

Honored By

Pearl Thomas

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

He was drafted in the U.S. Army in 1942 and joined the Enlisted Reserve Corps. He was called to report to duty at Fort Ord in Monterey, California in 1943 and after training at six Army bases in California and Texas, he was deployed to the Pacific campaign. He was stationed on Le Shima Island with the 175th Ordnance Battalion (Tenth Army) in support of the Battle of Okinawa. In 1946, he was discharged with the rank of Technical Sergeant.