World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John J. Guthrie
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
New Rochelle, New York
Honored By
Johnny Guthrie
SERVED AS A COOK AND RIFLEMAN. ONE OF 27 AMERICAN SOLDIERS TO ENTER A GERMAN PILLBOX. A LONE GERMAN IGNITED A MOLOTOV COCKTAIL THAT EXPLODED IN THEIR FACES. ONLY SEVEN SURVIVED THE BLAST; HE WAS BURNED AND IN A COMA. GENERAL PATTON AWARDED HIM A PURPLE HEART AND TWO BRONZE STARS AND TOLD HIM THAT HE WISHED HE HAD MORE MEN LIKE HIM.