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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

William J. Ahrenkiel

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Athens, Illinois

Honored By

Pearl Thomas

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Activity During WWII

Joined in May 1944 and served on a destroyer escort along the Icelandic route and was involved in the Battle of the North Atlantic. The U.S. Navy conveyed U.S. troops from the east coast of the U.S. to the European Theater of Operations, in preparation for the Normandy invasion. German submarines were attempting to stop this operation and the battle resulted.