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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

John Banner

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

New York

Honored By

A Grateful American

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Activity During WWII

In 1942, he enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps, underwent basic training in Atlantic City and became a supply sergeant. He even posed for a recruiting poster. He served until 1945. According to fellow Hogan's Heroes actor Robert Clary, "John lost a lot of his family" to the Holocaust.