Arvo Maki
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
Arvo Maki was inducted into the Army on March 28, 1941, at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Home at entry: Hibbing, Minnesota.
He served as a Technician 5th Grade with Company K of the Fifth Infantry Regiment in the Aleutians, Rhineland, and Central Europe.
Mr. Maki was awarded the: Bronze Star Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, American Defense Service Medal with bronze service star, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one bronze battle star, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with two bronze battle stars, World War II Victory Medal and six overseas service bars.
He was honorably discharged on August 7, 1945, at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 184.
