Arne W. Isaacson

Arne W. Isaacson of Eveleth, Minnesota, was inducted into the Army on May 30, 1942 at Fort Snelling, Minn.

He was a Private First Class in Battery C, Sep. Coast Artillery Battalion, Rome-Arno, Italy; Southern France, Rhineland, Central Europe campaigns. He was wounded in action in France in November, 1944.

Mr. Isaacson was awarded the Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, European-African-Middle East Campaign Medal with four bronze battle stars, World War II Victory Medal and six overseas service bars.

He was honorably discharged October 23, 1945 at Camp Grant, Ill.

Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 122.

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