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	1940s Photograph of World War II Veteran and Glen Carbon Resident Anthony Poneta in his Cook's Uniform	Photograph of Anthony J. Poneta in his cook’s uniform at Fort Custer in Michigan. Poneta is sitting on the stairs near the entrance of a building. He is wearing a white cook’s uniform with a chef’s hat, an apron, and black boots. The photograph would have been taken during his service between 1942 and 1946.	1942 - 1946	August 22, 2025
	1940s Photograph of World War II Veteran and Glen Carbon Resident Anthony Poneta	Photograph of Anthony J. Poneta in his military uniform, likely taken sometime after 1942. Poneta appears to be wearing a khaki Summer Service Uniform and is standing in a yard in Glen Carbon in front of a tree.	1942 - 1946	August 22, 2025
	1946 U.S. Army Discharge Papers of Glen Carbon Resident Anthony Poneta	Separation Qualification Record, or discharge papers, of Anthony J. Poneta, who served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a cook at the Percy Jones Hospital Annex at Fort Custer in Michigan. Poneta enlisted on December 19, 1942, and served until March 14, 1946. For most of his duty he served as a T/5 (Technician Fifth Grade) cook, which was equivalent to a Corporal, and supervised multiple military cooks, kitchen personnel, and even prisoners of war in preparing food for the hospital staff. Poneta was partially blind in one eye which led him to being unable to serve in a combat role.	March 14, 1946	June 13, 2025