Nillo W. Heittola

Niilo W. Heittola of Aurora, Minnesota, was inducted into the Army on September 18, 1942 at Fort Snelling, Minn.

He served as a Private First Class in construction with Company C of the 50th Engineers in the Aleutian Islands, Eastern Mandates, Southern Philippines and Ryukyu Islands.

Mr. Heittola was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal, World War II Victory Medal and five overseas service bars.

He was honorably discharged November 26, 1945 at Camp McCoy, Wis.

Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 110.

 

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