John Zukowsky was born on August 8th, 1914 in New York City. With only 2.5 years of high school and no college, John worked as an elevator operator in New York from 1936-1943. In May of 1943, he was drafted by the selective service into the army, and he reported to Camp Shelby near Hattiesburg, Mississippi for training with the 69th Infantry Division. Overseas with the 977th Field Artillery Battalion, Private First Class John Zukowsky participated in 3 major battle campaigns and served for 13 months as a 50 caliber machine gunner. John was slightly wounded in France in early August of 1944, and returned to action in December. He was honorably discharged by the army in February of 1946 and returned home to his wife, Mary.
From the description of [The John Zukowski Collection] (Pritzker Military Library). WorldCat record id: 781449863
