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Personal info

Full name
JOKINEN, Ervin W "Oiva"
Date of birth
26 March 1909
Age
35
Place of birth
Laukaa, Lansi-Suomen Laani, Finland
Hometown
St. Louis County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
6802012
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
194th Glider Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 January 1945
Place of death
Near Flamierge, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 9 69

Immediate family

Members
Viktor Jokinen (father)
Roosa M. (Paananen) Jokinen (mother)
Lyyli Jokinen (sister)
Aarne V. Jokinen (brother)
Arvo I. Jokinen (brother)
Thure O. Jokinen (brother)
Lempi M. Jokinen (sister)
Unno A. Jokinen (brother)
Aili Jokinen (sister)
Aune A. Jokinen (sister)
Oswald Jokinen (brother)

More information

T/Sgt Ervin W. Jokinen joined the Regular Army in Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 15 February 1941.

He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, 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 / Onnie Aileen Savola Cesta's Family Tree, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com - Onnisc