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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Arthur Hess Fleischaker

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Louisville, Kentucky

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

I SERVED IN C COMPANY, 135TH INFANTRY, 34TH DIVISION. BEGAN IN NORTH AFRICA AND THEN ITALY. SERVED APRIL 1943 TO NOVEMBER 1945. I RECEIVED A BRONZE STAR AND 2 PURPLE HEARTS AND 4 BATTLE STARS. WE WERE SHIPPED OVER ON THE SS LOUIS PASTEUR TO CASABLANCA. WE THEN WENT BY TRAIN TO BIZERTE, TUNISIA AND THEN LATER TO SALERNO, ITALY. I WAS IN THE FIRST REPLACEMENTS AFTER THE INITIAL ASSAULT.