John Flansburgh

Birthplace: Illinois

Branch of Service: Army

Unit: 167th Engineer Combat Battalion

Theater of Operation: European

Enlisted / Commissioned: Jun 2, 1943

Discharged: Mar 3, 1946

Highest Rank: Technical Corporal

Honored By: Cousin, George J. Green

Roy, as he was known, was born and raised on the west side of Chicago. He was drafted and joined the United States Army on June 2, 1942. He is no longer with us and we are unable to have access to his military discharge or military records as they were destroyed in the fire at the Military Personal Records Center in St Louis, Missouri, July 1973. He did not talk much about his military service other than he was with the 167th Engineer Combat Battalion. He did tell me that he was in the Battle of the Bulge, had several close calls and was always the coldest that he ever was. The four photos of him we have indicates he was a Technical Corporal with the Army, serving in the American and European Theater, and he has four battle stars on his European Campaign Ribbon. He was awarded the American, European with 4 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal and the WWII Victory Medals.