He entered the service on 08 August 1940 from Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio. He enlisted in the Air Corps as a Private; his enlistment was an "Enlistment for the Panama Canal Department". He had four years of high school education, was single, without dependents and his civilian occupation was listed as: "Semiskilled occupations in production of beverages".

We have Tech Sergeant Valasky listed on the 437th TCG Special Orders #195, dated 27 December 1943, which contained 33 pages of names. These were the orders generated at Pope Field (Fort Bragg, NC) for the first phase of movement by air and by rail of the 437th personnel to their eventual overseas deployment.

He is also listed on General Order #09, dated 31 March 1944, that authorized the award of the Good Conduct Medal to various 437th TCG personnel.