Luverne E. Simonson
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Air Force
Luverne E. Simonson entered the Army Air Corps on February 27, 1942, at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Home at entry: Buhl, Minnesota.
He served as a Sergeant with the 482nd Army Air Forces Base Unit.
He received the following: American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and World War II Victory Medal.
He was honorably discharged on November 14, 1945, at Sioux Falls AFB, South Dakota.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The Saint Louis County World War II Project, 295.