Minnesota Discovery Center

William Okal, None

conflict:World War II
branch:Army
rank:Private
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location:HQ Company, 1st Battalion, 379th Infantry Regiment in the continental United States.
enlistment date:Aug. 14, 1943
place enlisted:Fort Snelling, MN
discharge date:April 5, 1943
place discharged:Fort Sam Houston, TX
decorations: Good Conduct Medal (U. S. Armed Forces)
history:Inducted on July 24, 1943 and served as a military policeman with HQ Detachment at the Prisoner of War Camp in Algoma, Iowa. Discharged October 10, 1945, Fort Snelling, Minnesota.
service documents:
references:Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War Two Project (2004?), p. 229.

Personal Information

date of birth:Oct. 5, 1908
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date of death:March 26, 1993
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school:None

Last update: 9/29/2015