Minnesota Discovery Center

Leslie Leo Oikari, None

conflict:World War II
branch:Navy
rank:Seaman
serial number:C4679971
location:Served aboard the USS PCS 1455 and at various U.S. shore stations.
enlistment date:Sept. 16, 1943
place enlisted:Minneapolis, MN
discharge date:March 30, 1945
place discharged:USN Hospital, Great Lakes, IL
decorations:
history:
service documents:
references:(1) Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War Two Project (2004?), p. 228; (2) American Legion, Press-Lloyd Post No. 247 (Chisholm, Minn.) Records. Iron Range Research Center, Chisholm, Minnesota.

Personal Information

date of birth:Jan. 27, 1911
birth place:Chisholm, MN
home town:Chisholm, MN
date of death:Dec. 6, 1971
father:Jalo Oikari
mother:Celia Oikari
siblings:Armas Oikari Elmer Oikari
school:Chisholm High School

Last update: 2/04/2016