Cerro Gordo County

Pfc. John S. Steenhard

 

John S. Steenhard

Address: Meservey, Iowa
Entered Service: July 26, 1944
Branch of Service: Army
Trained: Ft. Snelling, Minnesota
  Camp Wolters, Texas
  California
Embarkation: January 19, 1945
Theatre of Operation: Asiatic-Pacific
Awarded: Purple Heart; Asiatic-Pacific Theatre Ribbon; Victory Medal; Good Conduct Medal; Philippine Liberation Ribbon W/1 Star; American Theatre Ribbon
Returned to US September 24, 1945
Discharged: Brooke General Hospital, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, May 7, 1946
Rank: Private First Class
Served: 21 months
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Joe Steenhard (deceased)

Source: Service Record Book of Men & Women World War II, Meservey, Iowa, p. 24 (photo included)