World War II Honoree

Frank Paul Pogoda

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Lyndhurst, New Jersey

Honored By

His Loving Family

TECHNICAL SERGEANT. FRANK SERVED AS A RADIO OPERATOR IN THE 233RD ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION, IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE BEGAN BASIC TRAINING IN MARCH 1944 AT FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY. HE THEN MOVED TO CAMP STEWART, GEORGIA FOR ANTI-AIRCRAFT TRAINING, ON THE 40 MM GUNS, WITH THE 1294TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTALION. FRANK MOVED ON TO FORT JACKSON, SOUTH CAROLINA; JOINING THE 233RD ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION. WENT TO RADIO OPERATOR SCHOOL IN FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA. HE WAS SHIPPED OUT OF FORT ORD, CALIFORNIA TO THE PHILIPPINE ISLAND OF LUZON, WHERE HE SERVED UNTIL MAY OF 1946. FRANK WAS AWARDED: THE EXPERT MEDAL FOR RIFLE MARKSMANSHIP, PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS CAMPAIGN RIBBON AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. HONORABLE DISCHARGE.