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Dahl, Orville, PFC.
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Home Town Golden Valley Post Office, MN
Location of Interment Saint Bernard Cemetery - Thief River Falls, Minnesota
At the end of WWII, Orville returned to his home in Northern Minnesota and began to pursue his vocation as a sheetmetal worker, a trade he trained for prior to being drafted. He married Ursula Amiot and the two of them eventually made their home in Thief River Falls, MN, raising four children.
He took a job in Southern Minnesota for a time, but returned to Thief River Falls, where he joined Brodin's, doing sheetmetal work for furnace ductwork and various other projects. It was a short 3 block walk to Brodin's from home.
He continued to help his father on weekends on the family farm near Grygla, MN, until 1971, when his dad died.
He retired from Brodin's when he reached age 65 with over 30 years with them, and traveled the USA on a variety of trips with his in-laws. After retiring he did side work for Brodin's whenever they needed an extra hand or had a complex bending problem.
When he passed away Brodin's continued to look after the furnace repairs to his wife's (my mothers) house.
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b. Private First Class (Pfc) Rank Insignia, WWII era (worn on both sleeves of uniform below the shoulder): one chevron (for post 1955 this insignia represents a Private or E-2, and a Pfc would has a "rocker" added under the chevron)
c. Service Hash Mark (worn on uniform under Rank Insignia, left sleeve only): slanted or "slash" stripe, identifies the soldier as having completed on tour, usually three years of service ... one for each tour
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Combat Infantryman Badge - 1944
Bronze Star Medal - 1945 (see citation under "Events") Army Good Conduct Medal - 1945 Europe/African/Middle Eastern Campaign - 1945 - [the Medal was awarded for the Rome-Arno Campaign (1944), the 1st Service Star for the Northern Apinnines Campaign (1944 -1945), and the 2nd Service Star for the Po Valley Campaign (1945)] World War II Victory Medal - 1945