John R. Arko

Era: World War II

Military Branch: Army

John R. Arko

Mr Arko inducted into the Army on May 28, 1942, at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Home at entry: Chisholm, Minnesota.

He served as a Medical Aid Man in the Southwest Pacific.

He received the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Service medal.

Mr. Arko was honorably discharged on March 21, 1945, at Hammond Army General Hospital, Modesto, California.

Source: Hometown Heroes:  The Saint Louis County World War II Project, page 26.

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