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Donald Vernon Erickson
Lilah Crowe2021-12-04T20:30:25-06:00
- Name: Donald Vernon Erickson
- Location of Birth: Trout Lake, Minnesota
- Date of Birth: October 13, 1923
- Date of Death: June 30, 2000 (76 years old)
- Parents: George Erickson & Selma (Saima) Erickson
- High School and Class: 1941 Greenway High School, Coleraine, Minnesota
- College: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Mechanical Engineering
- Highest Rank: MM3 (Machinist Mate Petty Officer 3rd Class)
- Branch: Navy
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- Date of Discharge: January 3, 1946
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WW II Draft Registration Cards – 10/16/1940 – 03/31/1947
State: MN
Name: Donald Vernon Erickson
Race: White
Age: 18
Birth Date: October 13, 1923
Birth Place: Trout Lake, Minnesota
Residence Place: Trout Lake, Minnesota
Registration Date: June 30, 1942
Employer: Oliver Mining Company
Weight: 150
Height: 5’10”
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Next of Kin: George Erickson
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World War II
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Donald Vernon Erickson, born October 13,1923 in Trout Lake, Minnesota, attended schools in Bovey, Minnesota area, a Navy Veteran serving in World War II, graduated from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, with a Mechanical Engineering degree.
He married Ellen E. Hagen on September 18, 1942 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. They lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota until moving to Virginia, Minnesota where he was a Supervisor at U.S. Steel, Minntac plant, Virginia, MN until retiring in 1983.
Preceded in death by daughters Sharon and Jean, and his parents.
Survived by wife, Ellen, a son, Robert (Sally) Erickson of California, 2 grandsons, a sister, Eleanor (Charles) Bentz of St. Paul and a brother, Arnold (Ledonna) Erickson of California.
Donald died at the Virginia Regional Medical Center in Virginia, Minnesota and is buried in Itasca Calvary Cemetery at Grand Rapids, Minnesota. (Plot C-B-45-2-9)
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