Ruben W. Sainio
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Navy
Rusben W. Sainio of Forbes, Minnesota enlisted in the Naval Reserve on May 12, 1944.
He served as a Seaman First Class and a Navy armed guard, aboard the SS Lorado Taft, and the SS Richard P. Hobson serving in the Atlantic and Pacific Theaters.
He was awarded the following: European-African-Middle East Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, American Campaign Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal, World War II Victory Medal.
He was honorably discharged on May 6, 1946, at Great Lakes, Illinios.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The Saint Louis County World War II Project, 277.
