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Knuti Alexander Seitaniemi, None

conflict:World War II
branch:Army
rank:Private
serial number:
location:Pfc. Company "H", 32nd Infantry Regiment in the Battle Attu, Aleutians, and Marshall Island campaign in the Pacific.
enlistment date:Sept. 17, 1942
place enlisted:Fort Snelling, MN
discharge date:Sept. 3, 1945
place discharged:Galesburg, IL
decorations: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1941-1945)
Bronze Star Medal (1941-)
Combat Infantryman Badge (1941-)
Good Conduct Medal (U. S. Armed Forces)
Purple Heart (1932-)
Service Star(s)
World War II Victory Medal (1941-1946)
history:Wounded in action on February 2, 1944.
service documents:
references:(1) Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project (2004?), p. 287. (2) Embarrass Victory Aides Newsletter Collection. Iron Range Research Center, Chisholm, Minnesota.

Personal Information

date of birth:Oct. 20, 1912
birth place:Waasa Township, St. Louis Co., MN
home town:Embarrass, MN
date of death:Nov. 23, 1981
father:Alex Seitaniemi
mother:Soffi Seitaniemi (nee Dorff)
siblings:William A. Lyydi I .
school:None

Last update: 10/21/2016