World War II Honoree

Abram Leland Erickson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Salt Lake City, Utah

Honored By

Linda Tolman

Relationship

Daughter

SERVED IN FRANCE. WAS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS, WITH THE HEADQUARTERS BATTALION. HE WAS A DRIVER FOR A CAPTAIN. ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE WOODS, LEADING A MISSION TO RUN PHONE LINE TO THE FRONT, THEY HIT A LAND MINE AND THE JEEP BLEW UP. BY THE TIME HE WAS RELEASED FROM THE MEDICS THE WAR WAS OVER. HE THEN SERVED 3-4 MONTHS ON TREASURE ISLAND HELPING GUARD JAPANESE PRISONERS.