Minnesota Discovery Center

Emil Bernard Korpela, None

conflict:World War II
branch:Army
rank:Sergeant
serial number:
location:Army Air Corps. Sixth Aerodrome Squadron and 376th Fighter Squadron. Northern France, Norman, Rhineland, and Central Europe.
enlistment date:May 2, 1942
place enlisted:Fort Snelling, MN
discharge date:Sept. 9, 1945
place discharged:
decorations: European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (1941-1946)
Good Conduct Medal (U. S. Armed Forces)
Overseas Service Bar(s)
Service Star(s)
World War II Victory Medal (1941-1946)
history:
service documents:
references:(1) Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project (2004?), p. 153. (2) Embarrass Victory Aides Newsletter Collection. Iron Range Research Center, Chisholm, Minnesota.

Personal Information

date of birth:March 10, 1920
birth place:Waasa Township, St. Louis Co., MN
home town:
date of death:June 20, 2013
father:August "Gust" Korpela
mother:Mayme Korpela (nee Pulkkinen)
siblings:Edward L. Harold A. Leoni E. Ellen M.
school:None

Last update: 11/29/2016