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Rudolph Raymond Mlachnik, None

conflict:World War II
branch:Army
rank:Sergeant
serial number:
location:Company A of the 14th Infantry Regiment of the 71st Infantry Division in Rhineland and Central Europe.
enlistment date:March 31, 1942
place enlisted:
discharge date:Feb. 4, 1946
place discharged:Camp McCoy, WI
decorations: American Campaign Medal (1941-1946)
Bronze Star Medal (1941-)
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (1941-1946)
Good Conduct Medal (U. S. Armed Forces)
Overseas Service Bar(s)
Service Star(s)
World War II Victory Medal (1941-1946)
history:He also served as a First Lieutenant from January 8, 1951, to May 27, 1952, with Headquarters Company of the 47th Infantry Division, and was honorably discharged at Fort Rucker, Alabama.
service documents:
references:Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War Two Project (2004?), p. 209.

Personal Information

date of birth:May 16, 1917
birth place:
home town:
date of death:March 13, 1963
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school:None

Last update: 8/25/2015