World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John P. Radermacher
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Honored By
Kathleen Radermacher
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER WITH THE 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION. PARACHUTED INTO GELA, SICILY, SALERNO BEACH, ITALY AND NORMANDY ON D-DAY MINUS 4. PILOTED A CG-4 GLIDER INTO HOLLAND. ALSO PILOTED A GLIDER INTO GERMANY ACROSS THE RHINE AT WESEL. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART, 6 BRONZE STARS WITH V DEVISE, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH 7 CAMPAIGN STARS, ARROW HEAD, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, FRENCH GUERRE DE CROIX, BELGIUM COEUR DE GUERRE AND THE GOOD CONDUCT RIBBON.