Orville Lerew

Orville Lerew, 2007 (Interviewed by Chuck Beck, SDPB Radio)

• Branch of Service: United States Army
• Troop D 87th Cavalry, 7th Armored Division
• Highest Rank: Sgt.
• Military Service: Drafted, November 9, 1942 - October 18, 1945

Listen to the following sections by scrolling forward to the timecode.

:10 Receiving war medals
:55 Night security duty.
5:35 Battle of the Bulge
7:50 War medal stories
9:20 Received word he was going home
10:30 Lost some long time friends in the war

Orville Lerew Obituary

This story was recorded at an SDPB event in Faulkton, SD. 

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