John Jeko

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Army Serial Number: 35915224

Enlistment Rank: Private

Final Rank: Private First Class

Unit(s): 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division

Date of Selective Service Registration: 10/16/1940

Date of Enlistment: 9/4/1943

Date of Discharge: 11/30/1945

Awards: WWII Victory Medal, Purple Heart, Army Good Conduct Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal w/one arrow head device and one campaign star, American Campaign Medal, Army of Occupation Medal with Germany Clasp, Military William Order: Orange Netherlands Lanyard Award, Belgian Fourragère Award, Rifle Qualification Badge, Expert Carbine & Submachine Gun Qualification Badge

Notes of Importance: Injured in the Battle of the Bulge on January 3, 1945

John R. Jeko was admitted to an army field hospital in January of 1945 for a battle injury in the line of duty at the age of 39. As described by army hospitalization records the diagnosis was a compound fracture to the fifth metacarpal bone caused by artillery fragments. This wound was incurred on January 3, 1945 in Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge. As a result, John was issued a Purple Heart for his battle wound and was discharged from the army hospitalization system in March of 1945 back to his unit to finish out the rest of his service.

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325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division

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