Henrik Marius Pedersen
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
PEDERSEN, Henrik Marius
Henrik Marius Pedersen was born on September 18th 1917 to Amund Mickal & Alette Paulina [Andersen] Pedersen in McVille, North Dakota.
Mr. Pedersen was inducted into the U.S. Army on May 28th 1941. His home at entry was Hibbing, Minnesota.
He was a bridge builder with Company A, 713th Engineer Battalion, serving in Tunisia in North Africa; Naples-Foggia and Rome-Arno in Italy; southern France, the Rhineland and Central Europe. He rose to the rank of TEC5.
TEC5 Pedersen earned the following merits for his service:
- Good Conduct Medal,
- American Defense Service Medal,
- European-African-Middle East Campaign Service Medal with 6 bronze battle stars,
- World War II Victory Medal, -and-
- five overseas service bars.
He was honorably discharged on August 28th 1945. After the war, he returned home an married Eva Caroline [Erickson] on September 18th 1944 and they started a family.
Mr. Pedersen died on June 15th 1991 at the age of 85 years. He is buried at Gilbert Cemetery in Gilbert, Minnesota.
Source(s): Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 242.
Albert J. Amatuzio Research Center | Veterans Memorial Hall (vets-hall.org)
Page 1 WWII Draft Registration Cards - Fold3
Henrik Marius Pedersen (1917-1991) - Find a Grave Memorial
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 - Ancestry.com
