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Cleo Gaylord Ball
Lilah Crowe2023-01-28T19:00:11-06:00
- Name: Cleo Gaylord Ball
- Location of Birth: Ashland, Wisconsin
- Date of Birth: June 23, 1906
- Date of Death: May 30, 1952 (45 years old)
- Parents: Orlando Ball and Dora (Scott) Ball
- High School and Class: 1 year of high school
- College:
- Highest Rank: SGT (Sergeant)
- Branch: Army
- Other Branch: United States Air Corps
- Date Sworn In: August 13, 1942 (Enlistment Date)
- Place Sworn In: Camp Grant, Illinois
- Date of Discharge: October 18, 1945 (Discharge Date)
- Place of Discharge:
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- Military Awards:
Good Conduct Medal
- Military Highlights:
Cleo served in the 215th Army Air Force Base Unit Air Corps.
Information in the United States, World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947:
Name: Cleo Gaylord Ball
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 34
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: June 23, 1906
Birth Place: Ashland, Wisconsin, USA
Residence Place: Hibbing, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: October 16, 1940
Registration Place: Hibbing, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA
Employer: Unemployed
Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 150
Complexion: Light
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Gray
Next of Kin: Frank Provost
- Wars Involved:
World War II
- MIA / POW:
- Civilian Life:
Civilian occupation was skilled mechanics and repairman, motor vehicles.
Buried in Itasca Calvary Cemetery at Grand Rapids, Minnesota. (Plot I-B-04-1-1)
- Tribal Affiliation(s):