John J. Kerze

John J. Kerze of Calumet, Minnesota was inducted into the Army on June 11, 1944 at Fort Snelling, Minn..

He was a Private First Class and a rifleman with Company G, 101st Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division in the Rhineland, Central Europe.

Mr. Kerze received the: Combat Infantryman Badge, Good Conduct Medal, European-African-Middle East Campaign Service Medal with two bronze battle stars, American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and two overseas service bars.

He was discharged on February 2, 1946 at Camp McCoy, Wis.

Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 144.

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