Minnesota Discovery Center

Michael Kruchowski, None

conflict:World War II
branch:Army
rank:Corporal
serial number:37021043
location:1st Army, 89th Quartermaster Platoon. England, Northern France, Belgium, Germany, Ardennes, and Central Europe.
enlistment date:Feb. 27, 1941
place enlisted:Fort Snelling, MN
discharge date:July 24, 1945
place discharged:Fort Snelling, MN
decorations: European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (1941-1946)
Good Conduct Medal (U. S. Armed Forces)
Overseas Service Bar(s)
history:1st Army, 89th Quartermaster Platoon. Participated in Normandy invasion (D-Day), landing on Utah Beach.
service documents:
references:American Legion, Press-Lloyd Post No. 247 (Chisholm, Minn.) Records. Iron Range Research Center, Chisholm, Minnesota.

Personal Information

date of birth:April 27, 1920
birth place:Chisholm, MN
home town:Esko, MN
date of death:Jan. 23, 2015
father:Walter (Vladmir) Kruchowski
mother:Justina (Zagrabelny) Kruchowski
siblings:Ann De Monico John Kruchowski Peter Kruchowski Paul Kruchowski Walter Kruchowski Matt Kruchowski
school:Chisholm High School

Last update: 3/13/2018