Elmer Hovland
By Lori SorensonOctober 01, 2025Nina Willner traveled from Washington, D.C., to Luverne Friday as part of a book signing tour for “The Boys in the Light,” which she released this summer. The book is about her father, Eddie Willner, who escaped from a German concentration camp and was rescued by Elmer Hovland, an American tank commander who grew up near Kenneth. While she sold and signed books in Luverne, she said her visit…
By Lori SorensonSeptember 17, 2025A recently published book memorializes the late Elmer Hovland, a decorated Luverne World War II veteran who served as a tank unit commander on the front lines in Europe. The book, “The Boys in the Light,” talks about Hovland’s role as a U.S. military leader in rescuing two concentration camp survivors in the waning weeks of the war. The book’s author, Nina Willner, is the daughter of Eddie…
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