Lauri Törni
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Lauri Törni, later known as Larry Thorne, was a Finnish soldier and highly decorated World War II veteran who went on to serve in the U.S. Army Special Forces during the Vietnam War.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Vietnam War veteran
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World War II veteran ⓘ human ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Finland
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Nazi Germany ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Larry Thorne
NERFINISHED
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Lauri Allan Törni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | helicopter crash ⓘ |
| conflict |
Continuation War
NERFINISHED
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Vietnam War ⓘ Winter War NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Finland
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1919-05-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1965-10-18 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Finnish ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Finnish ⓘ |
| militaryAward |
Iron Cross
NERFINISHED
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Mannerheim Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. decorations for valor in Vietnam ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Finnish Army
NERFINISHED
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German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Hauptmann (German Army)
NERFINISHED
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captain (Finnish Army) ⓘ captain (U.S. Army Special Forces) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Lauri Allan Törni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
U.S. Army Special Forces officer in Vietnam
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highly decorated Finnish officer in World War II ⓘ service in three different national armies ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Grand Duchy of Finland
NERFINISHED
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Viipuri NERFINISHED ⓘ then part of the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedInUnit |
5th Special Forces Group
NERFINISHED
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Finnish long-range reconnaissance patrols NERFINISHED ⓘ German Waffen-SS (Finnish Volunteer Battalion) NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Army Special Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfIdentification | 2003 ⓘ |
| yearOfMissingInActionStatus | 1965 ⓘ |
| yearOfRemainsRecovery | 1999 ⓘ |
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