Niilo E. Niemi
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Navy
Niilo E. Niemi of Eveleth, Minnesota, enlisted in the Naval Reserve April 12, 1944.
He was a Commissioned Lieutenant, and a deck and radar officer aboard the USS St. Mary''s (APA 126), in the Pacific Theater.
Mr. Niemi received the: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Service Medal with one bronze battle star, American Campaign Service Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal with one bronze star, and World War II Victory Medal.
He was released from active duty on March 7, 1946, at Great Lakes, Illinois.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 221.
