World War II Honoree

John L. Amundson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Iola, Wisconsin

Honored By

Master Sergeant Russell Rulau

Relationship

Comrade

SERVED AS A TECHNICIAN 5TH GRADE IN THE U.S. ARMY FROM OCTOBER 17, 1942 TO JANUARY 27, 1946. SERVED OVERSEAS WITH 92ND CAVALRY RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON, 12TH ARMORED DIVISION IN ENGLAND AND LANDED AT LE HAVRE, FRANCE ON NOVEMBER 1, 1944. PART OF DUTY WAS GUARDING CHANNEL ISLANDS OF JERSEY AND GUERNSEY, THEN FOUGHT IN BATTLE OF THE BULGE, CROSSED GERMANY INTO AUSTRIA AT WAR'S END. EARNED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH 2 BATTLE STARS AND THE DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE.