Eino William Jylha, None
| conflict: | World War II |
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| branch: | Army |
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| location: | Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi; Fort Meade, Maryland; Camp Shanks, Orangetown, New York; Normandy, France. |
| enlistment date: | Jan. 4, 1944 |
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| discharge date: | Sept. 18, 1945 |
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| history: | On Sunday morning, September 17, 1944, he suffered a head wound in battle and was taken prisoner by German forces. By early October, he was marched to prisoner-of-war camp Stalag II-A in Neubrandenburg, 100+ miles north of Berlin. |
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| references: | Eino W. Jylha prisoner-of-war papers. Iron Range Research Center, Chisholm, Minnesota. |
Personal Information
| date of birth: | Feb. 15, 1913 |
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| birth place: | Kinney, MN |
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| date of death: | June 23, 2000 |
| father: | Jylha, Charles |
| mother: | Jylha, Hilja (nee Lonni) |
| siblings: | Sisters: Honkkinen Nylund, Aino; Tapanila, Aili; Hankkinen Derose, Aune. |
| school: | None |
Last update: 9/16/2016