Orville Aadland
A memorial service will be held Friday at 4 p.m. for Orville Aadland at the Peter Wollner American Legion Post, W57 N481 Hilbert Ave. Cedarburg, followed by a reception at the Legion Hall.
Mr. Aadland, 82, of Cedarburg, died Sept. 17, 1995.
He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army Rangers, and was a member of the Peter Wollner American Legion Post 288.
Mr. Aadland retired from Amcast in 1983. In his retirement, he went on 17 international travel programs through the Elder Hostel Travel Program.
Survivors include his son Richard, other relatives and friends.
Memorials to the elder Hostel Independence Program or American Cancer Society are appreciated.
Darby's Rangers/ FSSF During the Anzio campaign, the 1st and 3rd Ranger Battalions were given the task of infiltrating the German defense line south of Cisterna and capturing the town. The 4th Battalion acted as their reserve. The attack commenced at 02:00 on January 30. Unbeknownst to Allied intelligence, the Germans had just heavily fortified the area, and there was no possibility that the Rangers could succeed in their mission. After a morning of intense and chaotic fighting, the majority of 1st and 3rd Battalion men were either killed or captured. At the end of March, 961 remaining Rangers were incorporated into the Force to reinvigorate its depleted ranks. Without the Rangers, the Force would not have had the manpower to continue to defend their sector of the beachhead.
On June 7 , 2022 the Congressional Gold Medal for all WWII Rangers was signed into Law by the President
In July 2013, the Congressional Gold Medal was awarded, collectively, to the First Special Service Force (FSSF) in recognition of its superior service during World War II. On February 3, 2015 surviving FSSF Veterans were in Washington DC to accept this momentous recognition on behalf of their fellow Forcemen who could not be there.
A memorial service will be held Friday at 4 p.m. for Orville Aadland at the Peter Wollner American Legion Post, W57 N481 Hilbert Ave. Cedarburg, followed by a reception at the Legion Hall.
Mr. Aadland, 82, of Cedarburg, died Sept. 17, 1995.
He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army Rangers, and was a member of the Peter Wollner American Legion Post 288.
Mr. Aadland retired from Amcast in 1983. In his retirement, he went on 17 international travel programs through the Elder Hostel Travel Program.
Survivors include his son Richard, other relatives and friends.
Memorials to the elder Hostel Independence Program or American Cancer Society are appreciated.
Darby's Rangers/ FSSF During the Anzio campaign, the 1st and 3rd Ranger Battalions were given the task of infiltrating the German defense line south of Cisterna and capturing the town. The 4th Battalion acted as their reserve. The attack commenced at 02:00 on January 30. Unbeknownst to Allied intelligence, the Germans had just heavily fortified the area, and there was no possibility that the Rangers could succeed in their mission. After a morning of intense and chaotic fighting, the majority of 1st and 3rd Battalion men were either killed or captured. At the end of March, 961 remaining Rangers were incorporated into the Force to reinvigorate its depleted ranks. Without the Rangers, the Force would not have had the manpower to continue to defend their sector of the beachhead.
On June 7 , 2022 the Congressional Gold Medal for all WWII Rangers was signed into Law by the President
In July 2013, the Congressional Gold Medal was awarded, collectively, to the First Special Service Force (FSSF) in recognition of its superior service during World War II. On February 3, 2015 surviving FSSF Veterans were in Washington DC to accept this momentous recognition on behalf of their fellow Forcemen who could not be there.
Orville Aadland
A memorial service will be held Friday at 4 p.m. for Orville Aadland at the Peter Wollner American Legion Post, W57 N481 Hilbert Ave. Cedarburg, followed by a reception at the Legion Hall.
Mr. Aadland, 82, of Cedarburg, died Sept. 17, 1995.
He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army Rangers, and was a member of the Peter Wollner American Legion Post 288.
Mr. Aadland retired from Amcast in 1983. In his retirement, he went on 17 international travel programs through the Elder Hostel Travel Program.
Survivors include his son Richard, other relatives and friends.
Memorials to the elder Hostel Independence Program or American Cancer Society are appreciated.
Darby's Rangers/ FSSF During the Anzio campaign, the 1st and 3rd Ranger Battalions were given the task of infiltrating the German defense line south of Cisterna and capturing the town. The 4th Battalion acted as their reserve. The attack commenced at 02:00 on January 30. Unbeknownst to Allied intelligence, the Germans had just heavily fortified the area, and there was no possibility that the Rangers could succeed in their mission. After a morning of intense and chaotic fighting, the majority of 1st and 3rd Battalion men were either killed or captured. At the end of March, 961 remaining Rangers were incorporated into the Force to reinvigorate its depleted ranks. Without the Rangers, the Force would not have had the manpower to continue to defend their sector of the beachhead.
On June 7 , 2022 the Congressional Gold Medal for all WWII Rangers was signed into Law by the President
In July 2013, the Congressional Gold Medal was awarded, collectively, to the First Special Service Force (FSSF) in recognition of its superior service during World War II. On February 3, 2015 surviving FSSF Veterans were in Washington DC to accept this momentous recognition on behalf of their fellow Forcemen who could not be there.
A memorial service will be held Friday at 4 p.m. for Orville Aadland at the Peter Wollner American Legion Post, W57 N481 Hilbert Ave. Cedarburg, followed by a reception at the Legion Hall.
Mr. Aadland, 82, of Cedarburg, died Sept. 17, 1995.
He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army Rangers, and was a member of the Peter Wollner American Legion Post 288.
Mr. Aadland retired from Amcast in 1983. In his retirement, he went on 17 international travel programs through the Elder Hostel Travel Program.
Survivors include his son Richard, other relatives and friends.
Memorials to the elder Hostel Independence Program or American Cancer Society are appreciated.
Darby's Rangers/ FSSF During the Anzio campaign, the 1st and 3rd Ranger Battalions were given the task of infiltrating the German defense line south of Cisterna and capturing the town. The 4th Battalion acted as their reserve. The attack commenced at 02:00 on January 30. Unbeknownst to Allied intelligence, the Germans had just heavily fortified the area, and there was no possibility that the Rangers could succeed in their mission. After a morning of intense and chaotic fighting, the majority of 1st and 3rd Battalion men were either killed or captured. At the end of March, 961 remaining Rangers were incorporated into the Force to reinvigorate its depleted ranks. Without the Rangers, the Force would not have had the manpower to continue to defend their sector of the beachhead.
On June 7 , 2022 the Congressional Gold Medal for all WWII Rangers was signed into Law by the President
In July 2013, the Congressional Gold Medal was awarded, collectively, to the First Special Service Force (FSSF) in recognition of its superior service during World War II. On February 3, 2015 surviving FSSF Veterans were in Washington DC to accept this momentous recognition on behalf of their fellow Forcemen who could not be there.
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