Minnesota Discovery Center

William Hritzko, None

conflict:World War II
branch:Army
rank:Sergeant
serial number:
location:Normandy and Northern France.
enlistment date:March 29, 1942
place enlisted:Fort Snelling, MN
discharge date:Oct. 11, 1945
place discharged:Camp McCoy, WI
decorations: Bronze Star Medal (1941-)
Combat Infantryman Badge (1941-)
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (1941-1946)
Good Conduct Medal (U. S. Armed Forces)
Oak Leaf Cluster (U. S. Armed Forces)
Overseas Service Bar(s)
Purple Heart (1932-)
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. 120.

Personal Information

date of birth:Oct. 9, 1905
birth place:
home town:Chisholm, MN
date of death:March 1, 1985
father:
mother:
siblings:
school:None

Last update: 10/20/2015