World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William J. Fojtik
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
William J. Fojtik
Served as a Medic in the South Pacific. U.S. Naval Hospital in Great Lakes, Illinois. Naval Training Station (NTS) in Farragut, Idaho. U.S. Naval Hospital in St. Albans, New York. Served aboard USS LST 117, USS LST 219 and the USS Pinkney APH-2. Received Point System, Victory Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Area Campaign Medal with four Stars, American Area Campaign Medal and the Philippine Liberation Ribbon with two stars. Served from October 16, 1943 to April 25, 1946.