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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Thomas E. Armbruster

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Elkins Park, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Ralph Bozorth

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Activity During WWII

HE SERVED IN THE ARCTIC AND IN EUROPE SETTING UP COMMUNICATIONS AND WEATHER STATIONS. AFTER AN EXPLOSION IN A GENERATOR INJURED HIS HAND WHILE HE WAS STATIONED AT THE NORTH POLE, HE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PATIENTS TO BE TREATED WITH PENICILLIN FOR THE INFECTION. HE WAS DISCHARGED IN 1945 AS A MASTER SERGEANT.