Minnesota Discovery Center

Frank Altuvilla, None

conflict:World War II
branch:Army
rank:Sergeant
serial number:
location:Camp Polk, LA; Camp Rice, CA; Camp Pickett, VA; Indiantown Gap, PA; France; Germany; Belgium.
enlistment date:None
place enlisted:
discharge date:None
place discharged:
decorations: Bronze Star Medal (1941-)
Purple Heart (1932-)
Silver Star Medal (1932-)
history:83rd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Armored Division; member of "Fighting 400," Task Force Hogan. Wounded in Germany, February 27, 1945.
service documents:
references:(1) "Stars and Stripes" newspaper, February 2, 1945; (2) Chisholm War History Committee Records. Iron Range Research Center, Chisholm, Minnesota.

Personal Information

date of birth:Feb. 25, 1917
birth place:Chisholm, MN
home town:Monroe Location, MN
date of death:Oct. 11, 2006
father:Altuvilla, Pasquale "Patsy"
mother:Altuvilla, Anna
siblings:
school:Hibbing High School

Last update: 10/06/2015