Leslie E. Hujanen

Leslie E. Hujanen of Tower, Minnesota, was inducted into the Army on October 26, 1943 at Fort Snelling, Minn.

He was a Private First Class and light truck driver with the 665th Field Artillery Battalion in Rhineland, Germany.

Mr. Hujanen was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, European-African-Middle East Campaign Service Medal with one bronze battle star, American Campaign Medal, Army of Occupation Service Medal (Germany)  and World War II Victory Medal.

He was honorably discharged April 20, 1946 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois.

Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 120.

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