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JOKIMAKI, Wilbert George - Date of
birth
5 May 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Automba Township, Carlton County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Carlton County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37598064 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
31 March 1945 - Place of
death
Aschaffenburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 26 | 23 |
Immediate family
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Members
Arthur H. Jokimaki (father)
Fanny E. (Nikkila) Jokimaki (mother)
Henry W. Jokimaki (brother)
Linda H. Jokimaki (sister)
Roy E. Jokimaki (brother)
Hugo Jokimaki (brother)
Fred W. Jokimaki (brother)
Evelin M. Jokimaki (sister)
More information
Pfc Wilbert G. Jokimaki worked on a farm before he enlisted in Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 29 July 1944.His brother Fred is buried at the American Cemetery of Normandy in France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Sampila and Nikkila Families / 1930 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - S Carlett Glover