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| Address: Oberlin, Kansas.
Entered Service: May 20, 1942. Branch of Service: U.S. Army Engineers. Trained at Camp Claiborne, La.(May to Aug., 1942) Desert Training Center, Ca. Overseas: October 8, 1943. Theatre of Operations: European. Engagements: Normandy, Rhineland, Northern France, Central Europe. Decorations: European-African-Middle Easter Theatre Ribbon w/4 Bronze Service Stars, World War II Victory Medal, American Theatre Ribbon. Date Returned to U.S.: November 28, 1945. Discharged: December 3, 1945 at Camp Chaffee, Ark. Rank: Technical Sergeant. Total Time Served: Forty-two months. Pesent Occupation: Farmer. Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Helmkamp, Oberlin, Kansas. |
