Nestor J. Niemela

Nestor J. Niemela was a Corporal and infantryman in the Army in Company E in the 30th Infantry Regiment of the 3rd Infantry Division in Tunisia, North Africa, and Sicily.

He was killed in action in a mine explosion on August 11, 1943.

Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 220.

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