Minnesota Discovery Center

John Frederick Waisanen, None

conflict:World War II
branch:Army
rank:Private
serial number:
location:Pfc. Company "B", 9817th Engineer Battalion Detachment One in the continental United States.
enlistment date:June 27, 1945
place enlisted:Fort Snelling, MN
discharge date:March 9, 1946
place discharged:Camp McCoy, WI
decorations:
history:
service documents:
references:(1) Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project (2004?), p. 335. (2) Embarrass Victory Aides Newsletter Collection. Iron Range Research Center, Chisholm, Minnesota.

Personal Information

date of birth:Feb. 23, 1909
birth place:
home town:Embarrass, MN
date of death:Jan. 3, 1975
father:Antti Waisanen
mother:Selma Waisanen (nee Piiponiemi)
siblings:Ida J. Otto A. Einor M.
school:None

Last update: 7/07/2016