John Anton Longar
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
John Anton Longar of Eveleth, Minnesota was inducted on January 22, 1943.
He was a Private First Class and an auto mechanic with the 6800 Headquarters Company Special Troops in Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe.
He received the: Good Conduct Medal and European-African-Middle East Campaign Medal with four bronze battle stars.
He was honorably discharged on November 17, 1945 at Camp McCoy, Wis.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 178.
