World War II Honoree

Arthur Gilbertson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Blair, Wisconsin

Honored By

Lisa Smithey

Relationship

Acquaintance

SERVED WITH COMPANY H, 338TH REGIMENT, 85TH INFANTRY OF THE 'CUSTER' DIVISION. FOUGHT AND RECLAIMED THE CITY OF ROME IN JUNE 1944, FOUGHT AT CASSINO, ITALY AND WITNESSED THE BODIES OF ITALIAN DICTATOR BENITO MOUSSALINI AND HIS MISTRESS AFTER THEY WERE HUNG. HE WAS INJURED BY SHRAPNEL IN ITALY, WAS TREATED IN THE FIELD AND RETURNED TO BATTLE THE FOLLOWING DAY. HE RECEIVED A BRONZE STAR FOR HIS SERVICE 62 YEARS AFTER WWII ENDED. RECEIVED COMMENDATIONS FOR FIGHTING IN THREE DIFFERENT BATTLES IN EUROPE AS WELL AS A GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AN END-OF-WAR RIBBON AND COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE.