World War II Honoree

Benjamin Pachkofsky

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Portland, Oregon

Honored By

Debbie Bahr

Relationship

Niece

HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE 218TH FIELD ARTILLERY. THEY WERE APPROACHING PEARL HARBOR WHEN IT WAS BOMBED, SO THEY TURNED AROUND. AS A MEMBER OF 965TH FIELD ARTILLERY, BATTERY B. THEN WENT TO: CALIFORNIA, WASHINGTON; WHERE HE BECAME A SERGEANT, TENNESSEE, GEORGIA, LOUISIANA AND NEW YORK CITY. HE THEN CONTINUED ON TO ENGLAND, NORMANDY BEACH; FRANCE AND TO BASTOGNE; BELGIUM, THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. HE THEN FINISHED UP IN GERMANY UNTIL THE SURRENDER.