Daniel Costello, Jr.

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  • Name: Daniel Costello Jr.
  • Location of Birth: Grand Rapids, Minnesota
  • Date of Birth: March 31, 1910
  • Date of Death: March 21, 1978 (67 years old)
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  • High School and Class: 1928 - Grand Rapids High School, Grand Rapids, Minnesota
  • College: 1930 - Itasca Junior College, Coleraine, Minnesota
    1933 - Brown University
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  • Date Sworn In: October 16, 1940 (Registration Date)
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  • Military Highlights:
    United States World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 information:
    Name: Daniel Costello, Jr.
    Address: R.F.D. 1 Box 263, Crichton, Mobile County, Alabama
    Telephone: J 7522
    Age in Years: 30
    Date of Birth: March 31, 1910
    Place of Birth: Grand Rapids
    State: Minnesota
    Country of Citizenship: U.S.A.
    Name of Person Who Will Always Know Your Address: Mrs. Daniel Costello
    Relationship of That Person: Mother
    Address of That Person: Pokegama Avenue, Grand Rapids, Minnesota
    Employer's Name: Self
    Place of Employment or Business: R. F. D. 1, Box 263, Crichton, Mobile County, Alabama
    Race: White
    Relationship to Draftee: Self
    Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
    Registration Place: Crichton, Mobile, Alabama, USA
    Complexion: Light
    Eye Color: Brown
    Hair Color: Brown
    Height: 6 3
    Next of Kin: Daniel Costello
    Household members: 2

  • Wars Involved:
    World War II

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  • Civilian Life:
    After graduation from Brown University, Daniel worked in Grand Rapids, Minnesota and St. Paul, Minnesota.

    He had lived on the Gulf Coast since 1937.

    Following World War II, Daniel became a lawyer, handling maritime business for some years, later becoming a public defender. Earlier he was a shipbuilding supervisor and engineering consultant for various Gulf and East Coast companies.

    A brother, Carl, and a cousin, Carol Stanton Marriott, survive.

    Daniel died in Pascgoula, Mississippi and interment took place there.

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