Albert A. Helen

Albert A. Helen of Embarrass, Minnesota, was inducted into the Army on July 8, 1942 at Fort Snelling, Minn.

He was a Private First Class and truck driver in Company C, 376th Engineer Battalion in Rome-Arno, Italy; Rhineland and Central Europe.

Mr. Helen was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, European-African-Middle East Campaign Medal with three bronze battle stars, World War II Victory Medal and five overseas service bars.

He was honorably discharged November 3, 1945 at Camp McCoy, Wis.

Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 110.

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