Minnesota Discovery Center

Aaro Adolph Waisanen, None

conflict:World War II
branch:Army
rank:Sergeant
serial number:37294124
location:
enlistment date:July 23, 1942
place enlisted:Fort Snelling, MN
discharge date:Jan. 7, 1946
place discharged:Fort Meade, MD
decorations: American Campaign Medal (1941-1946)
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (1941-1946)
Good Conduct Medal (U. S. Armed Forces)
World War II Victory Medal (1941-1946)
history:
service documents:
references:(1) American Legion, Press-Lloyd Post No. 247 (Chisholm, Minn.) Records. Iron Range Research Center, Chisholm, Minnesota; (2) Chisholm War History Committee Records. Iron Range Research Center, Chisholm, Minnesota.

Personal Information

date of birth:Feb. 20, 1921
birth place:Oulen, FI
home town:
date of death:Feb. 27, 2001
father:Jack Waisanen
mother:Sophia Waisanen (nee Lehtinen)
siblings:
school:None

Last update: 2/17/2016