Elwood Hietala
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Navy
Elwood Hietala of Mountain Iron, Minnesota, enlisted in the Naval Reserve on July 14, 1942.
He served as an Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class with Fleet Air Wing 8 of the AirPac Pool, CABU 15 in the continental U.S.
He was discharged December 12, 1945 at Minneapolis, Minn.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 112.