Corporal Antero Komulainen (1921-1944). He entered military service on April 3, 1941 and served in 5th Communication Battalion (1941), 13th Communication Battalion (1941-1943), and finally in the 15th (infantry) Brigade. He fought in battles at Kiestinki (north front), Svir river, Sammatus (PSS-line) and Vitele (Ladoga Karelia). He received the corporal's stripes on May 26,1942. He was wounded by Soviet artillery on July 10, 1944, while serving as combat messenger at Pitkäranta (Ladoga Karelia) and died later during the same day. He is buried to hero cemetery of his hometown Kemi.

Corporal

Vänrikki (2nd Lieutenant) Antero Alho (1921-1944), unmarried student from Town of Loimaa. He started his military service during Interim Peace (1940-1941) in 14th Infantry Regiment and was chosen to NCO's school and then sent to officer school. Most of the war he served in 5th Company of 58th Infantry Regiment at Karelian Isthmus. He received 4th class Cross of Liberty in October 1942 and was promoted to rank of Luutnantti (1st Lieutenant) later during the same year. He was mortally wounded while leading his platoon in unsuccessful counter-attack to recapture "Sormenkärki" base at coast of Gulf of Finland, on the first night of Soviet major offensive (June 9-June 10, 1944). He died later during the following day in a first aid post at Terijoki.

Vänrikki

Toivo Ilomäki (1917–1965) Knight of the Mannerheim Cross #155.

In the Winter War Pvt. Ilomäki served as loader in 2nd Brigade's Anti-Tank gun company at Muolaanjärvi and was wounded once, on December 20, 1939. During the Continuation War he was Anti-Tank Gunner in 24th Gun Company of 5th Division (24.TykK/5.Div) and fought from Ladoga Karelia to Svir river, and back. Citation for his Mannerheim Cross (2nd class) mentions that he destroyed his first tank on June 22, 1944, and two days later 16 tanks (14x T-34 & 2x KV-1) in Battle of Sammatus (PSS line), where he fought several duels with the enemy tanks in relatively close range and under intensive artillery fire. Later he destroyed 4 more tanks from close range and in extremely hard circumstances at Tihveri, and saved Finnish column from sure destruction by destroying the tanks before they reached the column.