Neilo Ojala
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
Neilo Ojala was inducted into the Army on March 22, 1944, at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Home at entry: Hibbing, Minnesota.
He served as a Private with Company B of the 112th Infantry Regiment of the 28th Infantry Division in the German campaign.
Mr. Ojala was awarded the following: Bronze Star Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Good Conduct Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with one bronze battle star, and the World War II Victory Medal.
He received a disability discharge on May 21, 1945, at the Percy Jones Hospital Center, at Fort Custer, Michigan.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 228.
