Johnny G. Aleck
NAME: Johnny G. Aleck
ASN: 39406966
PLACE OF BIRTH: Oroville, CA
DATE OF BIRTH: 03 May 1924
DATES OF SERVICE: 09 Jan 1943 - 12 Nov 1945
UNIT ASSIGNED: HHC 509th PIB (Radio Operator)
HHC, 508th PIR, 82nd Airborne Division (1945)
CAMPAIGNS: Naples - Foggia, Anzio, Rome-Arno, Southern France, Ardennes - Alsace, Rhineland, Central Europe
AWARDS: Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge with one combat jump star, EAME Campaign Medal with arrowhead device and six bronze star devices, WWII Victory Medal, 3rd Zouave Regiment Badge, Good Conduct Medal, Belgian Fourragere GO 123 HQ 82d, 8 Oct. 1945, Distinguished unit Badge w/2 OLC, Army Discharge Lapel Button issued Sep 1945, Four Overseas Service Bars for 2 years 1 month and 28 days
SUMMARY OF SERVICE:
30 Nov 1942 - Enlisted at Veterans Memorial Hall, Oroville, CA
09 Jan 1943 - Inducted at Sacramento, CA - NARA Enlistment Record
| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 39406966 | 39406966 |
| NAME | ALECK#JOHNNY#G########## | ALECK#JOHNNY#G########## |
| RESIDENCE: STATE | 91 | CALIFORNIA |
| RESIDENCE: COUNTY | 007 | BUTTE |
| PLACE OF ENLISTMENT | 9170 | SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY | 09 | 09 |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH | 01 | 01 |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR | 43 | 43 |
| GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION | PVT# | Private |
| GRADE: CODE | 8 | Private |
| BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION | BI# | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
| BRANCH: CODE | 00 | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
| FIELD USE AS DESIRED | # | # |
| TERM OF ENLISTMENT | 5 | Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law |
| LONGEVITY | ### | ### |
| SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL | 0 | Civil Life |
| NATIVITY | 91 | CALIFORNIA |
| YEAR OF BIRTH | 24 | 24 |
| RACE AND CITIZENSHIP | 1 | White, citizen |
| EDUCATION | 3 | 3 years of high school |
| CIVILIAN OCCUPATION | 760 | Attendants, filling stations and parking lots |
| MARITAL STATUS | 6 | Single, without dependents |
| COMPONENT OF THE ARMY | 7 | Selectees (Enlisted Men) |
| CARD NUMBER | # | # |
| BOX NUMBER | 1431 | 1431 |
| FILM REEL NUMBER | 7.2## | 7.2## |
Was good friend of Milo Peck
04 Sep 1943 - Departs the United States
25 Sep 1943 - Arrived at the Replacement Training Center in Oujda, North Africa
22 Jan 1944 - Participated in Operation SHINGLE, Anzio, Italy
10 Apr 1944 - Pvt. Johnny G. Aleck 39406966 HHC 509th PIB, GO 5 Award of Combat Infantryman Badge
15 Aug 1944 - Participated in the invasion of Southern France, Operation DRAGOON
22 Dec 1944 - Moves out with 509th to the Ardennes
Promoted to Technican 4th Class
30 Jun 1945 - Married Monique in Nice, France
23 Oct 1945 - Departs the European Theater for the United States
02 Nov 1945 - Arrives in the United States
12 Nov 1945 - Honorably Discharged at Camp Beale, CA
00 May 1999 - Passed away
2016 Book published The Liberty Club by Marianne Aleck
Sgt. Johnny Aleck in Frankfurt, Germany while assigned to the 82nd Airborne in 1945