Arnold Sofus Rufsvold
Graduating
Class of 1923
Served in
World War II
Lieutenant
Arnold Sofus Rufsvold
Navy
Hometown
Marinette, WI
Date of Birth
Location of Death
Charleston, SC
Date of Death
Location of Burial
Forest Home Cemetery, Marinette, WI
More About Lieutenant Rufsvold
Lt. Rufsvold was a veteran of World War I. In World War II he served as a salvage officer, raising sunken vessels.
Lt. Rufsvold died of wounds received when his boat was torpedoed during the invasion of Sicily. He died at the U.S. Navy hospital at Charleston, SC after having been invalided back to the U.S. from the Mediterranean war zone.