Wilbert W. Koskiniemi

Wilbert W. Koskiniemi of Makinen, Minnesota, enlisted in the Regular Army on September 25, 1946.

He was a Private First Class and equipment operator with the 33rd Military Government Company in Japan.

He was awarded the: Army of Occupation Service Medal (Japan) and World War II Victory Medal.

He was given a dependency discharge on September 24, 1947 at Fairfield-Suisun AFB, Calif.

Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 155.

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