Joseph D. Sikich
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
Joseph D. Sikich was inducted into the Army July 13, 1943, at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Home at entry: Hibbing, Minnesota.
He served as a Private First Class and machine gunner with Company L of the Third Battalion of the 386th Infantry Regiment and the 97th Infantry Regiment in Rhineland and Central Europe.
He was awarded the following: Bronze Star Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with two bronze battle stars, World War II Victory Medal, and one overseas service bar.
He was honorably discharged on March 16, 1946, at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The Saint Louis County World War II Project, 293.
