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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Raymond Leonard Ahrens

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Mackey, Iowa

Honored By

Marine Veteran

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED 106TH INFANTRY DIVISION, 424TH REGIMENT IN EUROPEAN THEATRE. CROSSED TO SCOTLAND ON CUNARD LINER AQUITANIA, TRAINED IN BANBURY, ENGLAND. ARRIVED IN BELGIUM NEAR ARDENNES FOREST. WAS IN BATTLE OF THE BULGE, WOUNDED, CAPTURED, PRISONER OF WAR UNTIL APRIL 13, 1945. AWARDED PURPLE HEART, BRONZE STAR, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND THE BELGIAN FOURRAGERE.