Edward Lee Berg

Lilah Crowe2023-07-12T10:37:23-05:00

Name: Edward Lee Berg
Location of Birth: Saint Louis County, Minnesota
Date of Birth: November 7, 1940
Date of Death: May 23, 1964 (23 years old)
Parents: Lee F. Berg and Ethelynn Berg
High School and Class: Grand Rapids High School, Grand Rapids, Minnesota
College: North Central School of Agriculture.
Highest Rank: RD 3 (Radarman Petty Officer 3rd Class)
Branch: Navy
Other Branch:
Date Sworn In: February 26, 1958 (Enlistment Date)
Place Sworn In:
Date of Discharge: May 23, 1964 (Discharge Date)
Place of Discharge:
Military Awards:
Good Conduct Medal

Military Highlights:

Wars Involved:
Vietnam

MIA / POW:

Civilian Life:
Radioman Edward Lee Berg drowned on a fishing trip to Lake Moultrie, South Carolina. Returning from a fishing trip with several companions, he was drowned when the boat capsized. He was a six-year veteran of the United States Navy.

A military color guard was provided by veterans organizations.

Survivors are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Berg; six sisters, Donna, Patricia, Sandra, Kathleen, Cherie, and Karen; and his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Noziol.

Buried in Itasca Calvary Cemetery at Grand Rapids, Minnesota. (Plot C-D-07-0-3)

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