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  • Name: Edwin Evert Pelto
  • Location of Birth: Finland
  • Date of Birth: May 10, 1909
  • Date of Death: February 23, 1980
  • Parents: Charles Pelto & Christine (Karkkainen) Pelto
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  • Branch: Army
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  • Date Sworn In: January 30, 1942
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  • Date of Discharge: June 19, 1945
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  • Military Highlights:
    WW II Draft Registration Cards – 10/16/1940 – 03/31/1947
    State: Minnesota
    Name: Edwin Evert Pelto
    Race: White
    Age: 31
    Birth Date: May 10, 1909
    Birth Place: Finland
    Residence Place: Brimson, Town of Ault, Minnesota, USA
    Registration Date: October 16, 1940
    Employer: Victor Halme, Brimson, St. Louis, Minnesota
    Weight: 165
    Height: 5-10
    Complexion: Light
    Eye Color: Blue
    Hair Color: Brown
    Next of Kin: Mrs. William Erkkila, sister, Bovey, Itasca, Minnesota

  • Wars Involved:
    World War II

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  • Civilian Life:
    Edwin Pelto died in Omaha, Nebraska and is buried in Trout Lake Community Cemetery, Bovey, Minnesota (Block 7, Lot 28). He is survived by three daughters, Pamela (Jerome) Kawecki, Linda (Mark) Tomasello and Jeanette (Darrell) Faughn; one stepson, Milford Harris; one sister Agnes (John) Haapoja; and nine grandchildren.

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