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SMC; served in WW2, Korea & Vietnam
Timeline
Birth- 16 Oct 1922
Pennsylvania
1939 - 1945World War II
Served For
United States of America
Conflict Period
World War II
Branch
Marine Corps
Rank
Sergeant
WW2 Service Fact
Major Peter Ortiz, one of his students, recruited Bodnar for an OSS operation. In August 1944, Bodnar and six other Marines parachuted in the French Alps to work behind the lines in Germany held territory to arm and train French resistance.
Unit
Office of Strategic Services (OSS)
Service Number
300641
WW2 Service Fact
Served on UNION II mission in France with Major Peter Ortiz.
1950 - 1953Korean War
Served For
United States of America
Conflict Period
Korean War
Branch
Marine Corps
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Korean War Fact
Bodnar served in Korea and took part in the Inchon landings and the drive to the Chosin Reservoir.
Korea War Fact
NCOIC, Air delivery platoon, Masan, Korea
1955 - 1975Vietnam War
Served For
United States of America
Conflict Period
Vietnam War
Branch
Marine Corps
Rank
Sergeant Major
Vietnam War Fact
His first Vietnam tour was near the demilitarized zone; his second tour was near Da Nang airbase.
Death- 14 Feb 2011-Age: 88 years
Collegeville, PA
Other Facts
Full Name
John Paul Bodnar
