Clifford R. Franttila

Era: World War II

Military Branch: Army

Clifford R. Franttila of Brimson, Minnesota was inducted into the Army on Aug. 6, 1942 at Fort Snelling, Minn.

He served as a Technician 5th Grade, driver-mechanic and machine gunner with the 217th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Gun Battalion, in Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe.

Mr. Franttila was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, European-African-Middle East Campaign Medal, American Campaign Medal and two overseas service bars.

He was honorably discharged on Jan. 10, 1946 at Camp McCoy, Wis.

Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 83.

 

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