Helmer Swante Akola, None
| conflict: | World War II |
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| branch: | Navy |
| rank: | Petty Officer |
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| location: | Midway, Guadalcanal, the Coral Sea, Eastern Solomon Islands, Second Savo, Gilbert Islands, Marshall Islands. |
| enlistment date: | Feb. 2, 1937 |
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| discharge date: | Feb. 23, 1944 |
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| history: | Received a medical discharge after being hospitalized in the Great Lakes Navy hospital; instructor at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. |
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| references: | Chisholm War History Committee Records. Iron Range Research Center, Chisholm, Minnesota. |
Personal Information
| date of birth: | April 16, 1917 |
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| birth place: | Tower, MN |
| home town: | Chisholm, MN |
| date of death: | Aug. 29, 2005 |
| father: | Akola, Emil |
| mother: | Akola (Larue), Tyyne E. |
| siblings: | |
| school: | Virginia High School |
Last update: 10/01/2015