Walter "Kite" Edward Mainerich, Sr.
| conflict: | World War II |
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| branch: | Army |
| rank: | Private |
| serial number: | 17157481 |
| location: | 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Germany, and Austria. |
| enlistment date: | Dec. 10, 1942 |
| place enlisted: | Fort Snelling, MN |
| discharge date: | Dec. 11, 1945 |
| place discharged: | Camp McCoy, WI |
| decorations: |
American Campaign Medal (1941-1946) Arrowhead Device (U. S. Army) Bronze Star Medal (1941-) Combat Infantryman Badge (1941-) European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (1941-1946) Good Conduct Medal (U. S. Armed Forces) Presidential [nee Distinguished] Unit Citation (1941-) Purple Heart (1932-) Service Star(s) |
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| history: | Participated in the D-Day assault on Normandy at H-minus-six on June 6, 1944, had a combat jump into Holland on September 17, 1944, was in combat at Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, and was in combat continually from Alsace-Lorraine, France, on January 20, 1945, to southern Germany (Berchesgaden) until the German surrender. |
| service documents: | |
| references: | (1) Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War Two Project (2004?), p. 183; (2) American Legion, Press-Lloyd Post No. 247 (Chisholm, Minn.) Records. Iron Range Research Center, Chisholm, Minnesota. |
Personal Information
| date of birth: | Oct. 15, 2022 |
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| birth place: | Chisholm, MN |
| home town: | Chisholm, MN |
| date of death: | None |
| father: | Matt Mainerich Sr |
| mother: | Frances Mainerich |
| siblings: | Matt Jr George John William Frank Stanley Mary Zora |
| school: | Chisholm High School |
Last update: 1/29/2016
