Samuel S. Karich

Samuel S. Karich of Aurora, Minnesota enlisted in the Army on November 20, 1940 at Fort Snelling, Minn. 

He was a Technician 4th Grade and a teletype operator in Algeria and French Morocco.

He received the: Good Conduct Medal, European-African-Middle East Campaign Service Medal, American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and four overseas service bars.

He was honorably discharged on September 6, 1945 at Camp McCoy, Wis.

Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 141.

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