William Sochocky

Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA

Branch of Service: Army

Unit: Company D, 3118th Signal Service Group

Theater of Operation: European

Enlisted / Commissioned: Jun 4, 1942

Discharged: Dec 2, 1945

Honored By: Donna and Mark Fisher and family

William was born in Philadelphia, PA and moved to Atlantic City, NJ as a child. He had 3 brothers, who also seved in the armed forces, and 1 sister. William was assigned to Eisenhower’s Headquarters in England where he was a decoder. He also served in Rhineland and Central Europe. He received the American Theater Ribbon, the European African Middle Eastern Ribbon, the Good Conduct Medal, and the Victory Medal. After the war, he returned to Atlantic City, NJ where he worked as a union painter and sold ice cream on the beach in the summer.