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Earl Joseph Bouvette
Lilah Crowe2023-05-10T12:06:00-05:00
- Name: Earl Joseph Bouvette
- Location of Birth: Pembina, North Dakota
- Date of Birth: March 24, 1914
- Date of Death: September 10, 2002 (88 years old)
- Parents: Louis Bouvette, Sr. and Emma (Lafond) Bouvette
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- College:
- Highest Rank: TEC 4 (Technical 4)
- Branch: Army
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- Date Sworn In: June 2, 1942 (Enlistment Date)
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- Date of Discharge: November 13, 1945 (Discharge Date)
- Place of Discharge:
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Earl served in the United States Army during World War II as a medic from 1942 until his honorable discharge in 1945.
Information in the United States, World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947:
Name: Earl Joseph Bouvette
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 26
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: March 24, 1914
Birth Place: Pembina, North Dakota, USA
Residence Place: Grand Rapids, Itasca, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: October 16, 1940
Registration Place: Grand Rapids, Itasca, Minnesota, USA
Employer: Village of Grand Rapids
Height: 5' 5"
Weight: 135
Complexion: Sallow
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Hazel
Next of Kin: Emma Bouvette (mother)
- Wars Involved:
World War II
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- Civilian Life:
On February 14, 1948, Earl was united in marriage to Agnes Dahlgren in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. He was a longtime employee of Butler Mining Company, retiring in 1980.
Earl was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus, a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Grand Rapids Gun Club, and the National Rifle Association. Throughout the years, he enjoyed hunting and fishing.
He is survived by many nieces and nephews and two cousins.
Preceding him in death were his parents; his wife, Agnes, and a brother, Bill.
Buried in Itasca Calvary Cemetery at Grand Rapids, Minnesota. (Plot I-C-31-2-4)
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