World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Lawrence Arnold Areskog
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Rich Hill, New York
Honored By
The Areskog Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATIONS AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION, NEW YORK, NEW YORK; NAVAL TRAINING STATION, SAMPSON, NEW YORK; SHIP REPAIR TRAINING UNIT, NAVAL SECTION BASE, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA; NAVAL RECEIVING BARRACKS, SHOEMAKER, CALIFORNIA; AND SHIP REPAIR UNIT, PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.