Samuel Parendo
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
Samuel A. Parendo of Duluth, Minnesota was inducted into the Army on Nov. 18, 1942.
He was a sergeant and a squad leader with Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 409th Infantry Regiment, 103rd Infantry Division and Battery B, 411th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Gun Battalion, serving in the Rhineland and Central Europe.
He was wounded in action on Dec. 14, 1944.
He received the: Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman Badge, Good Conduct Medal, European-African-Middle East Campaign Service Medal with two bronze battle stars, American Campaign Service Medal, and World War II Victory Medal and two overseas service bars.
He was discharged on Oct. 31, 1945.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 238.
