WWII Veteran * Big Stone County

Orlyn H. Folkestad

Entered Service: May 1, 1942.

Branch of Service: Armored

Trained at Fort Lewis, Washington; Camp Laguna, Arizona; England.

Overseas: November 19, 1943

Theatre of Operation: European.

Engagements: Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, Central Europe. 

Medals Earned: Silver Star (2), Bronze Star (1), Purple Heart (2).

Returned to U.S.:  November 6, 1945 

Discharged: Camp Grant, Illinois, December 23, 1945.

Rank: First Lieutenant

Total Months in Service: Forty-two months

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