World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Arnold E. Erickson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Isanti, Minnesota
Honored By
Ms. Dawn Grage
Relationship
Daughter
Was in the Army Infantry and took part in the Omaha Beach invasion and the Battle of the Bulge. Was in the 30th Division which captured the Buchenwald prison camp among others. For four years, he was in the thick of fighting. He often drove officers around in jeeps when he wasn't on reconnaissance missions.