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Otto A. Kejonen
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Kejonen served as a Technician Fifth Grade with Company C of the 532d Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment. On September 6, 1943, he was already serving with a combat unit and was lightly wounded by shrapnel near Lae, New Guinea. The wounds affected his back and abdomen; a later account also notes an injury to his right arm. Link to archival record He received a Purple Heart for his wounds; the award was documented by January 1944. Link to archival record After treatment at the 118th General Hospital in Sydney, Australia, Kejonen began traveling back to his unit on February 16 and had returned to duty by March 6, 1944. Link to archival record On October 20 or in the days that followed, he took part in the Leyte landings in the Philippines, a major operation involving nearly 200,000 troops and hundreds of ships. The Leyte campaign marked the beginning of the effort to retake the Philippines and contributed significantly to the Allies' war effort against the Japanese Imperial Army. Link to archival record During an air attack at Liloan, Leyte, on October 25, 1944, Kejonen was injured while taking cover. He suffered abrasions to his face and head, but did not require hospitalization. The Army classified the injury as non-battle. Link to archival record In late December, Kejonen was temporarily attached to Company B on Mindoro, then moved into a hospital patient detachment. The available records do not identify the hospital or the outcome. Link to archival record
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