Waino W. Lankinen
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Air Force
Waino W. Lankinen of Ely, Minnesota entered the Army Air Corps in December, 1941.
He was a Private First Class and a topographical draftsman with the 301st Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group in Rome-Arno, Italy and Normandy, Northern France.
He was separated on October 5, 1945.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 166.