World War II Honoree

John Paul Berg

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Grasston, Minnesota

Honored By

Barbara Butler

Relationship

Daughter

ENTERED U.S. ARMY IN JULY 1942 AND GRADUATED FROM OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL AS 2ND LIEUTENANT, FIELD ARTILLERY. JOINED 287TH FIELD ARTILLERY OBSERVATION BATTALION IN 1943. WENT INTO LEYTE ON 6TH WAVE OF THE INVASION AND PARTICIPATED IN ARTILLERY SUPPORT OPERATIONS. PARTICIPATED IN THE APRIL 1945 INVASION OF OKINAWA. PROMOTED TO RANK OF CAPTAIN AND AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN, THE WWII AND THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN RIBBONS. RECIPIENT OF 4 BATTLE STARS AND 2 ARROWHEAD OAK LEAF CLUSTERS.