Anthony Sokol, who previously lived in Brentwood, died on July 16, according to an obituary on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website. He was 89.
Sokol served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a machine gunner, and earned a Purple Heart and three Bronze Stars.
More information about Sokol's life, including much more details about his service in the military, is available on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website.