Minnesota Discovery Center

Edward John Gorshe, None

conflict:World War II
branch:Army
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location:HQ Company, 1st Battalion, 261st Infantry Regiment, 65th Infantry Division in Rhineland and Central Europe.
enlistment date:June 19, 1941
place enlisted:Fort Snelling, MN
discharge date:Dec. 30, 1945
place discharged:Camp McCoy, WI
decorations: American Campaign Medal (1941-1946)
American Defense Service Medal (1939-1941)
Bronze Star Medal (1941-)
Combat Infantryman Badge (1941-)
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (1941-1946)
Good Conduct Medal (U. S. Armed Forces)
Overseas Service Bar(s)
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references:Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War Two Project (2004?), p. 92.

Personal Information

date of birth:Sept. 26, 1918
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date of death:May 24, 1967
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school:None

Last update: 9/04/2015