Eino A. Lahde

Eino A. Lahde of Eveleth was inducted into the Army on May 28, 1943 at Fort Snelling, Minn. 

He was a Private First Class and a power man with the 315th Troop Carrier Squadron, Transportation Corps in the China-Burma-India Theater.

He received the: Good Conduct Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two bronze battle stars, European-African-Middle East Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and four overseas service bars.

He was honorably discharged on January 6, 1946 at Camp McCoy, Wis.

Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 162.

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