Arthur A. Annala
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
Arthur A. Annala of Togo was inducted into the Army on April 17, 1941. He received his basic training at Camp Claiborne, La, under John Vessey, who later became Army Chief of Staff. He was a corporal and a field lineman with Headquarters Battery, 34th Infantry Div. Artillery, serving in Tunisia in North Africa and at Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno, North Apennines and Po Valley in Italy.He was wounded on Jan. 18, 1944 in the Mediterranean Theater. He received the Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, European-African-Middle East Campaign Service Medal,American Defense Service Medal and American Campaign Service Medal. He was discharged on June 27, 1945.
