Ernest Barto, Jr
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
Ernest L. Barto, Jr.
Mr. Barto inducted into the Army on February 14, 1945. Home at entry: Orr, Minnesota.
He served as a Private First Class with the 126th Army General Hospital.
He received the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Service Medal.
Honorably discharged October 31, 1945, Leyte, Philippine Islands.
Reenlisted November 1, 1945.
Honorably discharged on November 18, 1946, Camp Campbell, Kentucky.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The Saint Louis County World War II Project, page 32.
