Frank A. Schweiger
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
Frank A. Schweiger was inducted into the Army on March 28, 1941, at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Home at entry: Chisholm, Minnesota.
He served as a Private First Class and warehouse man with Battery H of the 599th Antiaircraft Artillery and Battery D of the 456th Antiaircraft Artillery of the Automatic Weapons Battalions in Alaska; Rhineland and Central Europe.
He received the following: Meritorious Unit Commendation (599th AAA AW Battalion for support of the Third Army Rhine crossing), Good Conduct Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with two bronze battle stars, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, American Defense Service Medal with bronze star, World War II Victory Medal, and six overseas service bars.
He was honorably discharged on August 22, 1945.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The Saint Louis County World War II Project, 285.
