Photo: World War II veteran honored on 104th birthday

World War II veteran Milton Zaczeck was honored by the Prescott City Council on Nov. 14, 2023, after he celebrated his 104th birthday. Prescott Mayor Phil Goode, left, read a proclamation honoring Zaczeck, right, who was born on Nov. 9, 1919, in Baltimore, Maryland, and has lived in Prescott since 1999. The proclamation noted that Zaczeck served as a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army, and received recognition for “low-crawling under machine gun fire to rescue his wounded sergeant and bringing him to safety.” He also was honored with the Presidential Unit Citation for his unit capturing the largest artillery gun in the Philippines, the proclamation states. (City of Prescott/Courtesy)