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Jokela Stanley

Monuments

Rock Force Memorial

 

Name:
Stanley Jokela
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
36451744
Unit:
503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment
Date of Death:
1945-02-26
State:
Michigan
Cemetery:
Negaunee Cemetery, Negaunee, Michigan
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Stanley Jokela was born in 1923. He was the son of Kalle Jokela and Saima Dahl Jokela. Stanley served in the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment as a Private during World War II. He died on February 26, 1945 during the battle for the recapture of Corregidor, Philippines against the defending Japanese garrison on the island and is now buried in the Negaunee Cemetery, Negaunee, Marquette County, Michigan, USA.