World War II Honoree

LeRoy H. Erickson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

St. Paul, Minnesota

Honored By

Erik Lindquist

Relationship

Friend

SERVED WITH THE 106TH INFANTRY DIVISION, 422ND INFANTRY REGIMENT. HE WAS CALLED INTO SERVICE MARCH 13, 1943, AND SHIPPED OVERSEAS TO EUROPE IN OCTOBER, 1944. ON DECEMBER 16, 1944 HE WAS REPORTED MISSING BUT LATER IT WAS LEARNED HE WAS WOUNDED AND TAKEN PRISONER AT THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. WHILE HE WAS BEING MOVED IN A BOXCAR TO A GERMAN PRISON CAMP, THE CAR WAS HIT BY A BOMB FROM AN AMERICAN PLANE, AND HE SUFFERED A FATAL WOUND. HE DIED OF WOUNDS ON OR AROUND JANUARY 15, 1945.