Mike Fondurulia
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
FONDURULIA, Mike
Mike Fondurulia was born on February 18th 1917 to Eli & Julia [Milavosnich] Fondurlia in Kinney, Minnesota.
Mr. Fondurulia was inducted into the U.S. Army on March 31st 1942 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota during WWII.
He served as a rifleman with Company K of the 338th Infantry Regiment of the 90th Infantry Division in Normandy and Northern France. He rose to the rank Private First Class (PFC).
He was wounded in action on July 10th 1944 in France.
PFC Fondurulia earned the following merits for his service:
- Purple Heart,
- Combat Infantryman Badge,
- Distinguished Unit Badge,
- Good Conduct Medal, European-African-Middle East Campaign Medal with 1 bronze battle star & bronze arrowhead,
- American Campaign Medal, -and-
- World War II Victory Medal.
He received an honorable disability discharge on April 3rd 1946 at Percy Jones Army General Hospital, Camp Custer, Michigan. After the war he returned home and married Evelyn “Bubba” [Roswold] and they started a family.
Mr. Fondurulia died on October 24th 1980 at 63 years of age. He is buried at Greenwood Cemetery in Virginia, Minnesota.
Source(s): Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 82.
Albert J. Amatuzio Research Center | Veterans Memorial Hall (vets-hall.org)
Page 1 WWII Draft Registration Cards - Fold3
Mike Fondurulia (1917-1980) - Find a Grave Memorial
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 - Ancestry.com
