Young County Heroes

They Paid Dearly That We Might Live Freely. Remember Them.

Bernhardt, Louie

T/Sgt. Louie Bernhardt, son of Mrs. Martha Bernhardt, Olney, attended Olney High. Entered Army, 1941, trained at Ft Sill. Served in Africa, Italy, France and Germany. Awarded Purple Heart, Amer. Def. Ribbon, EAME Campaign Medal with 5 Bronze Stars and 1 Bronze Arrowhead. Wounded in Italy in 1944. Discharged in 1945.