Arne Armas Ongalo
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
ONGALO, Arne Armas
Arne Armas Ongalo was born on February 25th 1911 to John P. & Maria "Ame" Ongalo in Cook, Minnesota.
Mr. Ongalo was inducted into the U.S. Army on April 30th 1942 during WWII. Home at entry: Angora, Minnesota. Before going off to war he married Signe Marie [Laakkonen].
He was a power generator operator with the 400th Engineer Maintenance Company, serving in the Rome-Arno campaign in Italy. He rose to the rank of Technician 5th Grade (TEC4).
TEC Ongalo earned the following merits for his service:
- Good Conduct Medal,
- European-African-Middle East Campaign Service Medal with a bronze battle star, -and-
- World War II Victory Medal.
He was honorably discharged on July 21st 1945. After the war he returned home to his wife and they started a family.
Mr. Ongalo died on August 9th 1953 at 42 years of age. He is buried at Alango Cemetery in Angora, Minnesota.
Source(s): Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 233.
Albert J. Amatuzio Research Center | Veterans Memorial Hall (vets-hall.org)
Page 1 WWII Draft Registration Cards - Fold3
Arne A Ongalo (1911-1953) - Find a Grave Memorial
U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970 - Ancestry.com
