Arvo A. Ekroos

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Arvo A. Ekroos of Makinen, Minn. was inducted into the Army on April 25, 1942 at Fort Snelling, Minn.

He served as a Private First Class and medic with the 5th Evac Hospital in Tunisia, North Africa; Naples-Foggia and Rome-Arno, Italy; Southern France, Rhineland and Central Europe.

Mr. Ekroos was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, Meritorious Unit Citation, European-African-Middle East Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal and six overseas service bars.

He was honorably discharged on Nov. 15, 1945 at Camp McCoy, Wis.

Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 73.

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