Minnesota Discovery Center

Tauno Olavi Maki, None

conflict:World War II
branch:Army
rank:TEC 5
serial number:473075041
location:
enlistment date:Jan. 23, 1943
place enlisted:
discharge date:Dec. 8, 1944
place discharged:
decorations:
history:
service documents:
references:Mesabi Daily News (Virginia, Minn.), 1944: Also overseas is another son of the Makis, Cpl. Tauno, who has been stationed in New Guinea with the infantry for almost a year and has been hospitalized for the past few months.

Personal Information

date of birth:Feb. 16, 1911
birth place:Port Arthur, CA
home town:Virginia, MN
date of death:Aug. 1, 1978
father:Anton "Andrew" Maki
mother:Aina Elisabeth (nee Leppinen) Maki
siblings:Toivo Matthew (1914-1968); Eino Anton (1916-1999); Ina Elenor (1917-1006) (Smedberg, Niemi); Waino N. (1919-1930); John Emil (1921-2010); Helve Adolfeina (1923-1925); Impie Marie (1925-) (Luukkonen); Esther Susanna (1926-) (Heinonen); Lila Kyllilkki (1930-1997) (Luukkonen).
school:Virginia High School

Last update: 3/29/2016