World War II Honoree

Flynn Christensen

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Beaver Crossing, Nebraska

Honored By

Holmes Post 178

Relationship

Friend

FLYNN WAS DRAFTED OCTOBER 21ST, 1940. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 818TH TANK DESTROYER BATTALION AT CAMP BOWIE, TEXAS. HE SHIPPED OUT OF CAMP SHANKS, NEW YORK ABOARD THE SS FAIR ISLE ON OCTOBER 20TH, 1943. HE WAS IN BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND; ENGLAND, AND LANDED ON UTAH BEACH IN NORMANDY, FRANCE. THEY FOUGHT THEIR WAY ACROSS FRANCE AND WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN HIS TANK AND HOSPITALIZED IN ENGLAND AND BAXTER GENERAL HOSPITAL IN SPOKANE, WASHINGTON FOR 18 MONTHS. HE WORE RIBBONS FROM NORMANDY, BATTLE OF THE BULGE, RHINELAND, AND WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.