Svante Fritzod Laihinen
Military
Object Number - UPL 51988 - 2nd Lt Svante Laihinen, 489BS, 340BG
Assigned to 489BS, 340BG, 12AF USAAF. Died of Wounds (DOW), Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Advanced Landing Ground Alesanie
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Brainerd, Minnesota | 4 May 1918 | Son of Salmar Alexander Laihinen. |
| Melrude, Minnesota | 16 October 1940 | ||
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Enlisted |
Fort Snelling, MN | 22 June 1942 | Fort Snelling, Minnesoa |
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Died |
Italy | 17 May 1944 | |
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Buried |
Greenwood Cemetery Superior, WI | Greenwood Cemetery Superior, Wisconsin, USA Block 9 Ring 3 | |
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Based |
Alesan Airfield | 17 May 1944 | Assigned to 489BS, 340BG, 12AF USAAF. |
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