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Lauri Törni

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Finnish military officer in the Finnish Army, Waffen-SS, and U.S. Army (1919-1965)

Lived 1919 to 1965 · aged 46
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Lauri Allan Törni, later known as Larry Alan Thorne, was a Finnish-born soldier who fought under three countries: as a Finnish Army officer in the Winter War and the Continuation War ultimately gaining a rank of captain; as a Waffen-SS captain of the Finnish Volunteer Battalion of the Waffen-SS when he fought the Red...

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Vänrikki Lauri Törni after graduating from cadet school in 1940Vänrikki Lauri Törni after graduating from cadet school in 1940Törni in a Waffen-SS uniform during training in 1941Törni in a Waffen-SS uniform during training in 1941A plaque in Hotel Tammer, Tampere, about Lauri Törni's Jägers being banned from meeting there in 1946.A plaque in Hotel Tammer, Tampere, about Lauri Törni's Jägers being banned from meeting there in 1946.The last photo of Lauri Törni on October 15, 1965, three days before his death. A reconnaissance team is about to depart on a mission from Kham Duc. Pictured are Vietnamese helicopter pilots, Patrol Leader Charles Petry, Lieutenant Colonel Ray Call, and Captain Larry Thorne.The last photo of Lauri Törni on October 15, 1965, three days before his death. A reconnaissance team is about to depart on a mission from Kham Duc. Pictured are Vietnamese helicopter pilots, Patrol Leader Charles Petry, Lieutenant Colonel Ray Call, and Captain Larry Thorne.The shared grave of Thorne and fellow Vietnam War casualties in Arlington National CemeteryThe shared grave of Thorne and fellow Vietnam War casualties in Arlington National Cemetery

Awards 22

1967Distinguished Flying Cross
1944Mannerheim Cross 2nd Class
1944Cross of Liberty, 2nd Class
1943Iron Cross 2nd Class
1942Cross of Liberty, 4th Class
1941Cross of Liberty, 3rd Class
1940Medal of Liberty, 1st Class
1940Medal of Liberty, 2nd Class
Memorial medal of the Winter War
Memorial medal of the Continuation War
Gold Medal of Merit of the Reserve Officers Association
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Air Medal
Army Commendation Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
Parachutist Badge
Army Good Conduct Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal
Vietnam Campaign Medal
Purple Heart

Connected to Lauri 6

Carl Gustaf Emil MannerheimAlso won Mannerheim Cross 2nd ClassSimo HäyhäAlso won Cross of Liberty, 4th ClassClaus von StauffenbergAlso won Cross of Liberty, 3rd ClassUrho KekkonenAlso won Gold Medal of Merit of the Reserve Officers AssociationRod SerlingAlso won Army Good Conduct MedalRobert MuellerAlso won Vietnam Campaign Medal

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Lauri Allan Törni, later known as Larry Alan Thorne, was a Finnish-born soldier who fought under three countries: as a Finnish Army officer in the Winter War and the Continuation War ultimately gaining a rank of captain; as a Waffen-SS captain of the Finnish Volunteer Battalion of the Waffen-SS when he fought the Red Army on the Eastern Front in World War II; and as a United States Army Major when he served in the U.S. Army Special Forces in the Vietnam War.

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