World War II Honoree

Lorentz Andreas Hinrichsen

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Edison, New Jersey

Honored By

A Grateful American

HE JOINED THE US ARMY IN 1943 AT THE AGE OF 19, SERVING WITH THE 701ST TANK BATTALION AS SERGEANT FOR 21 MONTHS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE EARNED THREE BRONZE BATTLE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND A CERTIFICATE OF MERIT FOR ASSISTING IN FORCING A CROSSING OF THE RHINE RIVER IN MARCH OF 1945, HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1946.