Union County Veterans Remembrance Committee

Permanent Veteran Record

John E. Soltes

BranchArmy
RankStaff Sergeant
Conflict / EraWorld War II
Years of Service02/27/1943 – 01/07/1946
Date of Birth11/15/1924
Date of Death09/02/2016
HometownWoodhaven, New York, OH
AwardsPurple Heart, American Service Medal, Asiatic Pacific Service Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, World War II Victory Medal
Burial LocationUNKNOWN
Monument PaverNo
SourceNo DD-214 found in Union Co. Recorder's Office as of 12/27/2007 | Ancestry - U.S. Obituary Collection, 1930-2017

Overseas service: Division participated in the recapture of the Philippine Islands.; First unit to land in Japan as part of the occupation force. School: F. K. Lane High School, Queens, New York; Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York.

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