Minnesota Discovery Center

Willard Erland Kinnunen, None

conflict:World War II
branch:Army
rank:Private
serial number:
location:1583rd Engineer Service Company in the continental United States.
enlistment date:June 27, 1945
place enlisted:
discharge date:March 26, 1947
place discharged:Fort Sheridan, IL
decorations:
history:Re-enlisted in the Regular Army and served from May 21, 1948 to May 4, 1949.
service documents:
references:(1) Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project (2004?), p. 145. (2) Embarrass Victory Aides Newsletter Collection. Iron Range Research Center, Chisholm, Minnesota.

Personal Information

date of birth:Feb. 16, 1927
birth place:Esko, MN
home town:
date of death:Aug. 17, 1990
father:Charles Kinnunen
mother:Elina Kinnunen
siblings:Mildred I. Reynold P. Edwin C.
school:None

Last update: 7/01/2016