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Raymond Fred Kujala, None

conflict:World War II
branch:Army
rank:
serial number:
location:Company C of the 17th Infantry Regiment in the Ryukyu Islands, Pacific Theater.
enlistment date:Sept. 6, 1944
place enlisted:Fort Snelling, MN
discharge date:July 29, 1946
place discharged:Fort Sheridan, IL
decorations: Army of Occupation Medal (1946-)
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1941-1945)
Bronze Star Medal (1941-)
Combat Infantryman Badge (1941-)
Good Conduct Medal (U. S. Armed Forces)
Overseas Service Bar(s)
Purple Heart (1932-)
Service Star(s)
World War II Victory Medal (1941-1946)
history:He was wounded in action on June 17,1945, in Okinawa.
service documents:
references:Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War Two Project (2004?), p. 160.

Personal Information

date of birth:Nov. 3, 1920
birth place:
home town:Chisholm, MN
date of death:May 3, 1995
father:
mother:
siblings:
school:None

Last update: 9/15/2015