Lloyd E. Rootes

Lloyd E.Rootes was inducted into the Army on April 29, 1943, at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Home at entry: Hibbing, Minnesota.

He served as a Private First Class with the 566th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion in Rhineland, Ardennes, and Central Europe.

Mr. Rootes was awarded the following: Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with three bronze battle stars, World War II Victory Medal.

He was honorably discharged on January 6, 1946, at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin.

Mr. Rootes also served as an Army National Guard Master Sergeant during the Korean Conflict. He was awarded the Korean Service Medal with one bronze star and the United Nations Medal.

Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 270.

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