Minnesota Discovery Center

John William Sporich, None

conflict:World War II
branch:Army
rank:
serial number:
location:Battery B, 106th Field Artillery in the Western Pacific and Ryukyu Islands.
enlistment date:Oct. 10, 1941
place enlisted:Fort Snelling, MN
discharge date:Oct. 18, 1945
place discharged:Camp McCoy, WI
decorations: American Defense Service Medal (1939-1941)
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1941-1945)
Good Conduct Medal (U. S. Armed Forces)
Overseas Service Bar(s)
Service Star(s)
World War II Victory Medal (1941-1946)
history:
service documents:
references:Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War Two Project (2004?), p. 304.

Personal Information

date of birth:Jan. 25, 1915
birth place:
home town:Buhl, MN
date of death:Feb. 15, 1990
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mother:
siblings:
school:None

Last update: 8/26/2015