John Jeko
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A Brief History
Service Details
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
Selective Service Card Front
Selective Service Card Reverse
Military Hospitalization History
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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Unit History
325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
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