Olaf Emil Kautto

Era: World War II

Military Branch: Army

Olaf Emil Kautto was inducted into the Army Air Corps April 3, 1941.

He served as a Staff Sergeant with Headquarters Company of the First Battalion and 324th Infantry Regiment in Northern France, Rhineland, and Central Europe.

Mr. Kautto was awarded: Bronze Star Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, American Defense Service Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with three bronze stars and World War II Victory Medal.

He was honorably discharged October 9, 1945, at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas.

He also served from December 3, 1947, to January 18, 1949.

Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 142.

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