Daniel "Dan" Dukich

Jeremy Anderson2022-01-04T12:52:33-06:00

Name: Daniel "Dan" Dukich
Location of Birth: Cooley, Minnesota
Date of Birth: August 16, 1923
Date of Death: May 15, 2004
Parents: Tom Dukich and Marie (Dragonich) Dukich
High School and Class: 1941 Greenway High School, Coleraine, Minnesota
College:
Highest Rank: SGT (Sergeant)
Branch: Army
Other Branch:
Date Sworn In: March 28, 1941
Place Sworn In:
Date of Discharge: November 2, 1943
Place of Discharge:
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Military Highlights:
WW II Draft Registration Cards – 10/16/1940 – 03/31/1947
State: Minnesota
Name: Daniel Dukich
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Date: August 16, 1922 [birth & death records state the year as 1923]
Birth Place: Cooley, Minnesota, USA
Residence Place: Pengilly, Itasca, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: December 20, 1943
Employer: Unemployed (re-enlisted after CDD discharge)
Weight: 145
Height: 6-1
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Next of Kin: Mrs. Nick Dubovich, Pengilly, Minnesota

Dan was a World War II veteran, having served with the U.S. Army in the Asiatic-Pacific Theatre.

Wars Involved:
World War II

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Civilian Life:
Daniel Dukich married Violet Katalinich in Chisholm, Minnesota in 1944. He was a mechanic for J&L Mining for 31 years, retiring in 1973. He loved flying and had earned his pilot's license.

Dan died in Hibbing, Minnesota as a result of injuries sustained in an auto accident. He is buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Coleraine, MN (Serbian section). He is survived by his wife, Violet; son, Tom (Carolyn Schmitz) Dukich; and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Tom and Marie Dukich; two sisters, Pearl Dubovich and Mildred Bastian; and three brothers, Nick, Eli and Peter.

Veterans in group picture are Fred Vern Marshall, Virgil Gustafson, Dan Dukich, and Nick Dubovich.

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