Frank Pirnat

Frank F. Pirnat of Aurora, Minnesota was inducted into the Army on Jan. 15, 1942.

He was a Technician 5th Grade and a truck driver with Headquarters Company, 254th Infantry Regiment, serving in Sicily and Rome-Arno in Italy plus southern France, the Rhineland and Central Europe.

Mr. Pirnat received the: Good Conduct Medal, European-African-Middle East Campaign Service Medal with five bronze battle stars, World War II Victory Medal and five overseas service bars.

He was discharged on Oct. 5, 1945.

Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 253.

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