On April 11, 1944, at the height of World War II, Louis Rofidal temporarily left his job as a police officer in Brainerd Minn. and joined the war efforts.

Rofidal's Military Occupation Specialty was a Medium Tank Crewman #2736. Upon completion of training, he joined overseas forces by being assigned to the 20th Armored Division - 20th Tank Battalion, Company "B" operating in Europe. The 20th Armored Division arrived in France on Feb. 15, 1945.

On March 31, 1945, the 20th Armored Division moved through France and Belgium, across Holland, to Aachen, Germany. After the war ended, they returned to Camp Cooke, Cal. and prepared for the planned invasion of Japan. With the sudden end of that part of the war, most were home by Christmas 1945. The division was inactivated at Camp Hood, Tex. in April 1946.

Louis Rofidal was discharged from the Army and returned to Brainerd to his wife Bernice and son Richard. He also returned to a career as a police officer and eventually, police chief in Brainerd. They had a second child, Robert. Louis continued to serve as chief of police until his sudden death from heart failure in 1968.