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Personal info

Full name
PAAVALA, Harry Armas
Date of birth
4 July 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Hibbing, St. Louis County, Minnesota
Hometown
St. Louis County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
36782479
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 October 1944
Place of death
Rambersvillers, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 25 14

Immediate family

Members
Henry Paavala (father)
Verdelia (Ketola) Paavala (mother)
Dorothy M. Paavala (sister)
Sally K. (Phillips) Pavaala (wife)
Roland A. Paavala (son)
Sharon L. Paavala (daughter)

More information

Pvt Harra A. Paavala graduated from Hibbing High School where he was a back stroke swimmer.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, family tree, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card, www.newspapers.com
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