serviceyears laterwork branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date nickname rank image article_title name
1937 -- 1946 cinema owner finnish air force suomusjärvi 5 january 1949 pyhäjärvi finland finland lelv 26 , lelv 28 , lelv 34 mannerheim cross world war ii 27 october 1917 `` pikku-jätti '' -lrb- little giant -rrb- warrant officer 155px urho lehtovaara
 urho lehtovaara
urho lehtovaara

urho sakari lehtovaara was born on 27 october 1917 in pyhäjärvi , northern finland and died on 15 january 1949 .
he was to become one of the top scoring finnish air force aces and he was awarded the mannerheim cross on 9 july 1944 .
