Walt & Terri Sterneman's Family Pages

Military

Military

Person Walter Phillip Sterneman
Date 17 Apr 1943
Place South Pacific
Country

Notes

Served as Master Sergeant 362nd Ordnance Maintenance Company Anti-Aircraft. Saw considerable action at the battle for Iwo Jima for which his unit won the Meritorious Service Unit Plaque. Received Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon with Bronze Star; Victory Medal World War II; Good Conduct Medal. Honorably discharged Dec 13 1945.
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
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