World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John A. Biederman
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
Ms. Alice Biederman
Relationship
Wife
Drafted in Chicago, Illinois; sent to Fort Sheridan, Camp Fannin, Texas, Infantry. Shipped to Fayetteville, North Carolina, hospitalized. On to Biloxi, Mississippi, Army Air Corps, on to Coffeyville, Kansas. Sent to machine shop (Bodine Corporation) in Connecticut. Discharged at Fort Devens, Massachusetts. Back to Fort Sheridan Illinois, then on to Coffeyville, Kansas; Will Rogers Field, Oklahoma. Base closed, sent to Los Angeles, California. Final discharge at Marysville, California.