. . Bill Krobot joined the US Army in 1941 at 18 years old after leaving high school. He fought in the battle of St. Lo in France where he was hit with shrapnel and was awarded the Purple Heart for his actions before leaving the Army in 1943.
. . Frank Kavetz entered the Army Air Corps on November 2nd, 1943 and he was trained as a tailgunner on a B-17. He was assigned to 457th Bomb Group, 750th Squad in the Eighth Air Force. On a mission to Merseberg on November 2nd, 1944 his crew was attacked by
. . As a Jew serving in World War II, Alfred Krasnow of the Shadyside area of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania had no idea of the atrocities committed by Nazi Germany. His take on Jewish prejudice was, “I’m a Jew. You don’t like that, lump it.” Alfred’s motives for joining the navy were
. . Beverly Kreger (Sept. 25, 1921 - Feb. 1, 2019) shared her experience with us of being an Army WAC (Women’s Army Corps). She worked as a telephone operator with the postal service unit during World War II, making the rank of technical sergeant. She started out in Fort Custer,
. . During WWII, Frank Krandel of Carrick, Pennsylvania served with the 1st Army from 1942-1946. At times he was a mechanic, sometimes a military police officer, or he did whatever job was required by the 438th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. As part of the Spearhead Division, named for its
. . Stanley Kozlowski received his draft notice the day after graduating from high school in June 1944. He was destined for the infantry. “Everybody was going into the infantry. The good jobs were all taken.” In the months after the Normandy campaign, it was clear the army didn’t need more
