Omer M. Ettinger

Era: World War II

Military Branch: Army

Omer M. Ettinger was inducted into the Army on Aug. 21, 1941 at Fort Snelling, Minn.

He served as a Sergeant and construction foreman with the 814th Aviation Engineer Battalion in England. He participated in the invasions of North Africa at Oran, Algeria; and Sicily, Italy. He was responsible for building and maintaining airfields.

He was honorably discharged Sept. 16, 1945 at Camp Swift, Tex.

Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 78.

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