Otto Ekman
NAME: Otto Ekman
ASN: 16023551
PLACE OF BIRTH: IA?
DATE OF BIRTH: 1923?
DATES OF SERVICE: 03 Jan 1942 -
UNIT ASSIGNED: E Co 2nd Bn 509th PIR
CAMPAIGNS: Algeria-French Morocco, Tunisia, Naples-Foggia
AWARDS: Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge with one combat jump star , Purple Heart Medal, EAME Campaign Medal with arrowhead device and two bronze star devices, World War II Victory
SUMMARY OF SERVICE:
03 Jan 1942 - Enlisted at Wausau, WI - NARA Enlistment Record
| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 16023551 | 16023551 |
| NAME | EKMAN#OTTO#JR########### | EKMAN#OTTO#JR########### |
| RESIDENCE: STATE | 63 | WISCONSIN |
| RESIDENCE: COUNTY | 113 | SAWYER |
| PLACE OF ENLISTMENT | 6393 | WAUSAU WISCONSIN |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY | 03 | 03 |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH | 01 | 01 |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR | 42 | 42 |
| GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION | PVT# | Private |
| GRADE: CODE | 8 | Private |
| BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION | BI# | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
| BRANCH: CODE | 00 | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
| FIELD USE AS DESIRED | # | # |
| TERM OF ENLISTMENT | 5 | 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 |
| LONGEVITY | ### | ### |
| SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL | 0 | Civil Life |
| NATIVITY | 72 | IOWA |
| YEAR OF BIRTH | 23 | 23 |
| RACE AND CITIZENSHIP | 1 | White, citizen |
| EDUCATION | 1 | 1 year of high school |
| CIVILIAN OCCUPATION | 316 | Farm hands, general farms |
| MARITAL STATUS | 6 | Single, without dependents |
| COMPONENT OF THE ARMY | 6 | Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of the United States under Army Regulations 605-10 |
| CARD NUMBER | # | # |
| BOX NUMBER | 0208 | 0208 |
| FILM REEL NUMBER | 2.65# | 2.65# |
08 Nov 1942 - Pvt.Otto Ekman, 16023551, E Co 2nd Bn 509th PIR, Winter, Wis, Participated in Operation VILLAN (TORCH) Plane 8 Seat 13 Combat Weight 262 lbs
15 Nov 1943 - Wounded in Action in Italy
01 Jan 1944 - Pfc. Otto Ekman Jr., 509th PIB, GO # 126. Under the provisions of Army Regulations 600-45, as amended, an award of the Oak Leaf Cluster to the Purple Heart is awarded to OTTO EKMAN JR., Private First Class, 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion, United States Army; for wounds received in action against an armed enemy, during the Fifth Army campaign in Italy, 15 November 1943.
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