He enlisted to the army on Januaru 30th, 1942, and later served as a radio operator on a B-17 Flying Fortress. He was awarded the Air Medal and Oak Leaf Cluster.
He is buried at Sutton Cemetery, Sutton, Clay County, Nebraska, USA.
Scrapbook, Dorchester, newspaper clipping
| Gender | Man |
| Date of Birth | 11/23/1922 |
| Date of Death | 01/20/1979 |
| Place of Birth | Pleasant Dale, Seward County, NE |
| Place of Death | Henderson, York County, NE |
| Immigration | Born to at least one Czech-born parent. |
| Could speak Czech | Not identified |
| Parents | William Fred Veleba and Mary Josephine (Dolezal) Veleba |
| Area of War | Europe |
| Rank | S/Sgt |
| Branch | Army |
| Award |