Flaten, Milo G., 1925- ,

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Flaten enlisted in the Army in 1943.

After training in the United States he was sent to England. As a scout during the Normandy Invasion, he has been credited as the first soldier on the beaches of France.

From the description of Oral history interview with Milo G. Flaten [sound recording], 1994. (Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 76695811

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Wisconsin--Milwaukee
France--Normandy
France
Wisconsin--Madison
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Basic training (Military education)
Combat
War
Prostitution
Soldiers
Soldiers
Veterans
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
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Birth 1925

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