World War II Honoree

John Frank Czaja

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Chicago, Illinois

Honored By

Sally Joan Czaja

Relationship

Daughter

He served from June 1942 to Dec. 1945, with HQ Btry 422 FA Gp (422nd Field Artillery Regiment [code name “High Paid”]), as a switch board operator. He served in the battles/campaigns of Northern France, Ardennes (Battle of the Bulge), Rhineland, and Central Europe. Decorations and Citations included 1 Service stripe, 2 Overseas Service bars, American Campaign medal, European African Middle Eastern Theater ribbon with 4 Bronze Battle Stars, Good conduct medal, WWII Victory medal.