Eli Antonovich

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Name: Eli Antonovich
Location of Birth: Calumet, Minnesota
Date of Birth: September 17, 1916
Date of Death: November 11, 2003
Parents: Nick Antonovich & Josephine (Mrdja) Antonovich
High School and Class: 1935 Greenway High School, Coleraine, Minnesota
College:
Highest Rank: PFC (Private First Class)
Branch: Army
Other Branch:
Date Sworn In: April 29, 1941
Place Sworn In: Fort Snelling, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date of Discharge: May 30, 1944
Place of Discharge:
Military Awards:
Purple Heart

Military Highlights:
WW II Draft Registration Cards – 10/16/1940 – 03/31/1947
State: Minnesota
Name: Eli Antonovich
Race: White
Age: 24
Birth Date: September 17, 1916
Birth Place: Calumet, Minnesota, USA
Residence Place: Calumet, Itasca, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: October 16, 1940
Employer: Inter State Iron Co.
Weight: 165
Height: 5-7
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Blonde
Next of Kin: Nick Antonovich, father, Calumet, Itasca, Minnesota, USA

Eli Antonovich was wounded in fighting on Guadalcanal in 1944.

Wars Involved:
World War II

MIA / POW:

Civilian Life:
Eli Antonovich married Eleanor Koppy in 1949. He worked for U.S. Steel and Cleveland Cliffs Mining companies, retiring with 37 years of service. He was a member of Marinoff-Miskovich VFW Post 8831 of Pengilly, Minnesota and the Disabled American Veterans.

Eli died in the Veteran's Administration Hospital, St. Cloud, Minnesota and is buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Coleraine, Minnesota. He is survived by three sons, Nick (Sue) Antonovich, Michael (Sandra) Antonovich, and Lyle Antonovich; two step-sons, Gene (Mary ) Pulczinski and Steve (Blanch) Pulczinski; two step-daughters, Bernadette (Bob) Bardon and Darlene (Rick) Jennings; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and other family members. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Eleanor in 1998; and three brothers, Louie, George, and Joe.

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