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Burrell Ernst Bentz
Lilah Crowe2021-03-21T10:56:46-05:00
- Name: Burrell Ernst Bentz
- Location of Birth: Bovey, Minnesota
- Date of Birth: July 10, 1921
- Date of Death: October 11, 2004
- Parents: Walter Bentz & Leona (Ernst) Bentz
- High School and Class: 1939 Greenway High School, Coleraine, Minnesota
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- Branch: Army
- Other Branch:
- Date Sworn In: January 14, 1942
- Place Sworn In: Fort Snelling, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Date of Discharge: August 20, 1942
- Place of Discharge:
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- Military Highlights:
WW II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Burrell E. Bentz
Birth Year: 1921
Nativity State or Country: Minnesota
State of Residence: Minnesota
County or City: Itasca
Enlistment Date: January 14, 1942
Enlistment State: Minnesota
Enlistment City: Fort Snelling
Branch: Air Corps
Branch Code: Air Corps
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the
President or otherwise according to law
Component: Army of the U.S. - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter, 1 year enlistments
Source: Civil Life
Education: 1 year college
Civil Occupation: Semi-skilled miner and mining machine operator
Marital status: single without dependents
Height: 71
Weight: 156
WW II Draft Registration Cards – 10/16/1940 – 03/31/1947
State: Minnesota
Name: Burrell E. Bentz
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Date: July 10, 1921
Birth Place: Bovey, Minnesota, USA
Residence Place: Marble, Itasca, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: September 2, 1942
Employer: Oliver Mining Co., Marble, Itasca, Minnesota
Weight: 155
Height: 6-2
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Blonde
Next of Kin: Mrs. Walter Bentz, Marble, Minnesota
- Wars Involved:
World War II
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- Civilian Life:
Burrell Bentz married Dorothy Adams. He became a pastor after his discharge from the service and ministered in Lead, South Dakota; and Hibbing, Bagley, Brainerd, Cherry, and Bemidji, Minnesota.
Burrell Bentz died in Grand Rapids, Minnesota and is buried in Wildwood Cemetery, Cohasset, Minnesota (1st add - 403). He is survived by his wife, Dorothy of 60 years; son, Clinton Reed Truen; three daughters, Georgia DuBois, Janice (Jerry) Horton, and Roberta (Larry) Hansch; 18 grandchildren; 50 great-grandchildren; 24 great-great-grandchildren; sister Ruth Gunberg; and nieces and nephews.
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