Joseph John Lakela

Era: World War II

Military Branch: Navy

Unit Info: Naval Reserve

Joseph John Lakela enlisted in the Naval Reserve on September 15, 1942.

He served as a Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class aboard the USS McCracken (APA 196) and in Alaska.

He was honorably discharged on December 10, 1945, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 164.

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