Ronald William Ostrom
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
OSTROM, Ronald William
Ronald William Ostrom was born on September 3rd 1926 to Nels Albert & Anna Gunhild [Johansson] Ostrom in Duluth, Minnesota.
Mr. Ostrom was inducted into the U.S. Army on December 8th 1944 at Ft. Snelling, Minnesota.
He was an operations non-commissioned officer with Headquarters Battery, 24th Infantry Division artillery, and the 33rd Infantry Division. He rose to the rank of Master Sergeant (MSGT)
SGT Ostrom arrived in the Philippines in June 1945 and was assigned to Battery A, 124th Field Artillery Battalion, 33rd Infantry Division with the 6th Army. He was hospitalized for one week with malaria and left the Philippines in a task force on September 16th 1945, even though the war was over when they landed on the beaches south of Osaka, Japan, on September. 25th.
Mr. Ostrom received the: Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Service Medal with a bronze battle star, Philippine Liberation Medal with a bronze star, Army of Occupation Service Medal (Japan) and World War II Victory medal and two overseas service bars.
He received a disability discharge on November 7th 1946.
Mr. Ostrom died on September 8th 2020 at the age of 94 years. He is buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona in Phoenix, Arizona.
Source(s): Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 234.
Albert J. Amatuzio Research Center | Veterans Memorial Hall (vets-hall.org)
Ronald W Ostrom in WWII Army Enlistment Records - Fold3
Ronald William Ostrom (1926-2020) - Find a Grave Memorial
"The beaches were patrolled by Japanese police and there were no incidents. I was stationed in Hemidji, Honshu. The 33rd Division returned home in December 1945. I was assigned to the 24th Division Field Artillery in January 1946 when that division replaced the 33rd. I was 19 years old and had been in the service for 15 months. I was promoted to master sergeant on March 6, 1946, and prepared training schedules for the battalions. In May the 24th Divisionwas moved to Kyushu, the southernmost major island of Japan. On Septemer. 11th I left Japan and arrived in the U.S. on Sept 22. He said, "even thought the war was over when we landed on the beaches south of Osaka, Japan, on Sept. 25."
Source Vet Story: Veteran History Form: from Ronald William Ostrom
