Charles Waldemar Walli

Era: World War II

Military Branch: Army

Mr. Walli served in World War II in the European Theater.

He served in the U.S. Army in the infantry, from approximately 1943 until the end of the war in Europe. After basic training, he was assigned to Patton’s 3rd Army. He saw combat in Germany.

Mr. Walli is the son of Jacob and Sophie Walli. The couple emigrated from Norway and settled on a farmstead near Tamarack, Minnesota.

He graduated from high school in 1942 and was the first in his family to serve in World War II.

When Mr. Walli was on the Honor Flight Northland trip to Washington, D.C., he commented, “I don’t know why they’re making such a fuss over me. I’m just an ordinary man.” Mr. Walli is proud of his service to his country in World War II.

Source: Interview with family member

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