John Leo

Era: World War II

Military Branch: Air Force

John Leo Vizanko entered the Army Air Corps in June 1942.

He was commissioned a 1st lieutenant and served as a navigator on B-17 Flying Fortress bombers with the 354th Bomb Squadron of the Eighth Air Force in the air offensive of Europe. He participated in bombing missions on key war plants in Munich, Brunswick, Northern France, and Berlin. He also participated in the invasion bombardment of Caen, France.

He was awarded the:

Distinguished Flying Cross,
Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters,
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal,
World War II Victory Medal.

He was discharged on October 16, 1945.