Peter L. Bertolas
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
Peter L. Bertolas
Inducted into the Army April 26, 1942, at Fort Snelling, Minnesota.
Served as a Technical Sergeant, platoon sergeant, and antitank gun crewman with 35th Infantry Regiment in Rhineland and Central Europe.
Awarded: Bronze Star Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with two bronze battle stars, World War II Victory Medal, and one overseas service bar.
Honorably discharged November 11, 1945, Camp McCoy, Wisconsin.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The Saint Louis County World War II Project, page 37.
Mr. Peter Bertolas
Peter L. Bertolas was inducted into the Army on April 26, 1942, at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Home at entry: Virginia, Minnesota. He was born in June of 1918, in Franklin, Minnesota.
He served as a Technical Sergeant, platoon sergeant, and antitank gun crewman with the 8th Armored Division "The Thundering Herd", 49th A.I.B. Company A, 35th Infantry Regiment in Rhineland and Central Europe.
Mr. Bertolas was awarded the following: Bronze Star Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with two bronze battle stars, World War II Victory Medal, and one overseas service bar.
He was honorably discharged November 11, 1945, at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin.
