Corporal Mike N. Varanakis served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Half Track Crew Member in the Army’s 521 Armor Division, from 1943-1946. Varanakis was then transferred to the U.S. Army Air Force that swept Luftwaffe from the skies and broke the German power to resist. The total might of that Strike Force was unleashed upon the Japanese. Varanakis received an Honorable Discharge from both the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force in 1946. He is the father of Jeff Varanakis and the uncle of George Hatsis.