The Newark Advocate. Newark, OH, Tuesday, November 11,
2010, Page 4 |
JAKEWAY RECEIVES
KNIGHT OF THE LEGION
OF HONOR MEDAL
Glen Cunningham is not the first veteran from Licking
County to be inducted into the Ohio Veterans of Fame. There have
been many.
In 2009, Donald Jakeway, of Johnstown. was inducted for his
community service to the Johnston area. He was the American Legion Post
254 Veteran of the Year in 2004 and received the Inscho-Beasley-Mayfield
Licking County Veteran of the Year in 2008.
Earlier this month, Jakeway was one of nine Ohio World War II
veterans |
who received the Knight of
the Legion of Honor Medal for his part in fighting to
liberate France. The
medal, created by Napoleon, is the highest honor the French Government
has for people who are not citizens of France.
Jakeway enlisted at the age of 19 in November 1942 as a sergeant on
the 508th Parachute Infantry of the 82nd Airborne Division. From
June to July 1944, he participated in the Normandy, Northern France, and
Germany campaigns.
He was wounded in France on Sept. 21, 1944 and Jan. 31, 1945.
Gov. Ted Strickland hosted the award ceremony Friday in the Ohio
statehouse Rotunda. |
