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Personal info

Full name
NIEMI, Walter William
Date of birth
6 December 1917
Age
26
Place of birth
Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana
Hometown
Missoula, Missoula County, Montana

Military service

Service number
O-539183
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
141st Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 November 1944
Place of death
Forêt Domaniale de Champ, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 21 16

Immediate family

Members
Victor Niemi (father)
Sophie (Moisio) Niemi (mother)

More information

2nd Lt Walter W. Niemi graduated from Port Orchard Washington High School and attended Montana State University, where he was a law student

He enlisted on 30 April 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, https://36th-id.frb.io, https://texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org/, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com – Albert Ledoux, www.newspapers.com – The Montana Standard - 18 November 1944

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.newspapers.com – The Montana Standard - 18 November 1944