Bio: Erickson, Evan E. - Pfc. (Service Notes -1976)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Erickson

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 10/21/1976

Erickson, Pfc. Evan E. (Service Notes - 1976)

Kirch Gons, Germany (AHTNC) Oct. 6 – Pfc. Evan E. Erickson, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Erickson of Rt. 1 Neillsville, is one of thousands of American and Allied troops who took part in NATO Exercise “Reforger 76” in Germany.

“Reforger 76” was two separate major field training exercises conducted in the states of Bavaria and Hessen. Germany. It included participating elements of NATO forces of the U.S., Belgium, Canada and Germany.

Different from past reforgers, this year a U.S. based unit was deployed to Europe with its equipment instead of picking up equipment already stored. Belgium, Luxemburg and the Netherlands are playing an active part om receiving and deploying equipment from areas in their countries.

Pvt. Erickson is regularly assigned as an operations assistant with the 3rd Armored Division in Kirch Gons, Germany.

He is a 1971 graduate of Neillsville High School.