Van E. Engstrom
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
Van E. Engstrom entered the Army February 24, 1943, Fort Snelling, Minn.
He served as a Private and mechanic with the 106th Engineer Combat Battalion in the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign.
He received a disability discharge on March 29, 1943, at the Percy Jones General and Convalescent Hospital in Battle Creek, Mich.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 75.
