Theodore F. Rupprecht

Mr. Theodore Rupprecht was inducted into the Army on March 31, 1942, at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Home at entry: Hibbing, Minnesota.

He served as a Technician 5th Grade and truck driver with Company C of the 18th Tank Battalion in Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe.

Mr. Rupprecht was awarded the following: Bronze Star Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, American Campaign Medal European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with five bronze battle stars, World War II Victory Medal three Overseas Service Bars

He was honorably discharged on November 15, 1945, at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin.

Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 274.

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