World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Lee R. Christensen
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Mt. Pleasant, Utah
ENTERED SERVICE AS GUNNER CORPORAL, BATTERY D, 222ND FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, 40TH DIVISION, UTAH NATIONAL GUARD MARCH 3, 1941. SERVED IN EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AS BATTERY EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND BATTERY COMMANDER, BATTERY C, 229TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION, 28TH INFANTRY DIVISION. EARNED PURPLE HEART, FIVE BATTLE STARS AND PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION WITH 112TH COMBAT TEAM IN DEFENSE OF ST. VITH, DECEMBER 1944.