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The Dambusters - The Crews and their Bombers
By Nigel McCrery & Richard Black
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 57153" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Maki</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Sam Alarik</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HQ Detachment</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Private First Class</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>36196646</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Bronze Star</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Burma 1944</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Wakefield, Gogebic County, Michigan</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 29.6.1916 Wakefield, Michigan (as Samuel Alarik Maki)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Sylvester and Maria Liisa (nee Nisula) Maki</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>baptised 14.7.1916 Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wakefield, Michigan</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1 year high school</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>enlisted 14.4.1942 Marquette, Michigan</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>bronze stars x 3</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>19.11.1945 discharged (Corporal)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>employed by Connor Lumber County</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>employed by Chicago Northwestern Railroad</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Helvia Nerva 28.6.1947 (1919-2005) </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>stepson Warren Bishop, daughters Sharon Maki and stepdaughter Karen Maki</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>last residence Wakefield, Michigan</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 12.9.1994 Iron Mountain, Michigan</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lake Cemetery, Wakefield, Gogebic County, Michigan</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/s-maki-grave.37167/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/37/37167-f28f35f9feb671219135e78b554a80b7.jpg?1657616876" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 57153, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Maki[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Sam Alarik[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]HQ Detachment[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Private First Class[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]36196646[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Bronze Star[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Burma 1944[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]from Wakefield, Gogebic County, Michigan[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 29.6.1916 Wakefield, Michigan (as Samuel Alarik Maki)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of Sylvester and Maria Liisa (nee Nisula) Maki[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]baptised 14.7.1916 Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wakefield, Michigan[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1 year high school[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]enlisted 14.4.1942 Marquette, Michigan[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]bronze stars x 3[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]19.11.1945 discharged (Corporal)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]employed by Connor Lumber County[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]employed by Chicago Northwestern Railroad[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Helvia Nerva 28.6.1947 (1919-2005) [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]stepson Warren Bishop, daughters Sharon Maki and stepdaughter Karen Maki[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]last residence Wakefield, Michigan[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 12.9.1994 Iron Mountain, Michigan[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Lake Cemetery, Wakefield, Gogebic County, Michigan[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][URL="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/s-maki-grave.37167/"][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/37/37167-f28f35f9feb671219135e78b554a80b7.jpg?1657616876[/IMG][/URL][/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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