World War II Honoree

Louis W. Fronk

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Defiance, Ohio

Honored By

Ms. Rosemary J. Crone

MISSING IN ACTION. SERVED IN GERMANY. RECEIVED 3 BATTLE STARS. WOUNDED IN ACTION IN GERMANY. INDUCTED JULY 31, 1941. SERVED IN THE 3RD ARMORED DIVISION. SPEARHEAD, GERMANY, FRANCE, ENGLAND, BELGIUM. PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. BATTLE STARS OF NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, BELGIUM THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND CENTRAL EUROPE. HOSPITAL IN ENGLAND FOR 3 WEEKS. RECUPERATED AT NICKLES GENERAL HOSPITAL IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. DISCHARGED FROM FORT CUSTER, BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN OCTOBER 2, 1945. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN RIBBON, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND BRONZE STAR. MILITARY POLICE DETACHMENT. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART, APRIL 29, 1945. FRACTURED COLLAR BONE IN RIGHT ARM IN GERMANY. 64TH ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION. RECEIVED CORPORAL STRIPES.