Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Ketola, Kustaa
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Ketola, Kustaa Adolf
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1904-?
History
Kustaa Ketola was born October 30, 1904, in Poytya, Jalkala, Finland. He was drafted into the Porin Regiment of the army in 1924 for a minimum required service time of one year. He trained as a combat first aid medic but did not serve in battle and was honorably discharged in September 1925. Ketola also lived in Vancouver, Canada, and worked as a miner. He was also authorized by the Finnish consulate to enter the USA for six months in 1938. The material in his fonds indicates involvement with unions, specifically the International Woodworkers of America.