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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Orville H. Arneson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Honored By

386th Infantry Regiment, Company K

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

Served as combat infantryman, Company K, 386th Infantry Regiment, 97th Division. The company was reactivated at Camp Swift, Texas on February 19, 1943 and trained at numerous camps in California for the amphibious assault on the Japanese homeland. When the Battle of the Bulge broke out, sent to European Theater of Operations. Fought two battles, did occupation duty and on June 16, 1945, returned to U.S. On August 28, 1945 departed for Asiatic-Pacific Theater and served in occupation of Japan.