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Edward William Wirtanen, None

conflict:World War II
branch:Army
rank:
serial number:
location:Cannon Company, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division in Luzon, Philippines.
enlistment date:June 22, 1943
place enlisted:
discharge date:Jan. 25, 1946
place discharged:Camp McCoy, WI
decorations: American Campaign Medal (1941-1946)
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1941-1945)
Good Conduct Medal (U. S. Armed Forces)
Overseas Service Bar(s)
Philippine Liberation Medal (1944-1945)
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. 344.

Personal Information

date of birth:Sept. 7, 1924
birth place:
home town:Chisholm, MN
date of death:Jan. 10, 1989
father:
mother:
siblings:
school:None

Last update: 8/27/2015