Leonard J. Petroske
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
Leonard J. Petroske was inducted into the Army on May 4, 1942, at Fort Snelling, Minnesota.
He served as a Corporal with the Corps of Engineers in the Pacific Theater in the Southwest Pacific Expedition.
Mr. Petroske was awarded the following: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one bronze battle star, and the World War II Victory Medal.
He received a disability discharge on October 6, 1943, at the Hoff Army General Hospital in Santa Barbara, California.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 251.
