- Name: Donald Motley Eckland
- Location of Birth: Remer, Cass County MN
- Date of Birth: August 16, 1923
- Date of Death: May 4, 1977 Contra Costra CA
- Parents: Elmer Eckland & Lenora Warren Eckland
- High School and Class: 1943 Greenway High School, Coleraine MN
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- Highest Rank: Coxswain First Class
- Branch: Navy
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- Date Sworn In: June 28, 1943
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- Date of Discharge: February 22, 1946
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Start Date End Date Unit(s) and Location(s) Served U.S. Naval Construction, Battalion No. 67 - Military Awards:
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WW II Draft Registration Cards – 10/16/1940 – 03/31/1947
State: MN
Name: Donald Motley Eckland
Race: White
Age: 18
Birth Date: August 16,1923
Birth Place: Remer, Cass County Minnesota
Residence Place: Coleraine Minnesota
Registration Date: June 30, 1942
Employer: Oliver Iron Mining Company
Weight: 180
Height: 6’3”
Complexion: light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Next of Kin: E.T. Eckland
Itasca Iron News May 18, 1944: Don Eckland Rates a First Class Coxswain:
Mr & Mrs E.T. Eckland of Coleraine are proud of a letter received late last week from the commander in charge of the US Naval construction battalion of which their son Donald is a member. The letter says that young Eckland, who graduated from Greenway high school a year ago, has been promoted to Coxswain first class. The letter reads in part:
“*** I want to tell you that this advancement was based upon the recommendations of his company officers, Your son is an asset to US Naval Construction Battalion No. 67; a credit to himself and to his shipmates.
**** By his own efforts, his own integrity, and his won competence, he has won the advancement. the letter was signed by the Commander.
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