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Lauri Allan Trni , later known as Larry Thorne, was a Finnish Army captain who led an infantry company against the Soviet Union in the Finnish Winter and Continuation Wars and moved to the United States after World War II. He fought under three flags Finnish, German , and American when he served in U.S. Army Special Forces in the Vietnam War.
Christened Lauri Allan Trni, he was born in Viipuri, Viipuri Province, Finland, to ship captain Jalmari Trni, and his wife, Rosa . He had two sisters Salme Kyllikki and Kaija Iris . An athletic youth, Trni was an early friend of future Olympic Boxing Gold Medalist Sten Suvio. After attending business school and serving with the Civil Guard, Trni entered military service in 1938, joining the 4th Independent Jaeger Infantry Battalion stationed at Kiviniemi as the Winter War began in November 1939, his enlistment was extended and his unit confronted invading Russian troops at Rautu.
Source: Wikipedia