Reino Rudolph Lehto
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
LEHTO, Reino Rudolph
Reino Rudolph Lehto was born on April 8th 1919 to Eric Ericcsson & Hilma Amanda [Maki] Lehto in Embarrass, Minnesota.
He was inducted into the Army on April 8th 1941, at Ely, Minnesota. Home at entry: Embarrass, Minnesota.
He served with Battery B of the 494th Coast Artillery Battalion in Normandy, Northern France, and Rhineland. He rose to the rank of Corporal (CPL).
CPL Lehto earnedd the following merits for his service:
- Good Conduct Medal,
- American Defense Service Medal,
- European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 3 bronze battle stars,
- World War II Victory Medal -and-
- six overseas service bars.
He was honorably discharged September 20th 1945, at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin.
Source(s): Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 171.
Reino Rudolph Lehto | Veterans Memorial Hall (vets-hall.org)
Page 1 WWII Draft Registration Cards - Fold3
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 - Ancestry.com
