Arnold K. Knutson

Arnold K. Knutson of Duluth, Minnesota was inducted into the Army Air Corps on June 15, 1942.

He was a Staff Sergeant and airplane armorer with the 215th Army Air Forces Base Unit, 449th Bomb Group. He served during the air offensive of Europe, Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno, Po Valley, Italy; Normandy, Northern France, Southern France, Rhineland, Northern Ardennes, and air combat in the Balkans.

Mr. Knutson received the: Good Conduct Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation with oak leaf cluster, European-African-Middle East Campaign Medal with nine bronze battle stars, World War II Victory Medal and two overseas service bars.

He was honorably discharged on September 20, 1945 at Camp McCoy, Wis.

Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 149.

Note: Nine bronze battle stars displayed on the European-Arican-Middle East Campaign Medal would be one silver battle star (denoting the second through fifth awarded) and four bronze battle stars (denoting the ensuing four awards six through nine.)

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