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Ernest Melvin Waller, Sr.
Jody Hane2023-06-01T13:41:45-05:00
- Name: Ernest Melvin Waller, Sr.
- Location of Birth: Akeley, Minnesota
- Date of Birth: July 7, 1923
- Date of Death: December 28, 2010 (87 years old)
- Parents: Elmer Waller and Hilda (Hoven) Waller
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- Highest Rank: OILER
- Branch: Coast Guard
- Other Branch: United States Merchant Marines
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Ernest was an Oiler with the United States Coast Guard.
Information from United States World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947:
Name: Ernest Melvin Waller
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 18
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: July 7, 1923
Birth Place: Akeley, Minnesota, USA
Residence Place: Grand Rapids, Itasca, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: June 30, 1942
Registration Place: Grand Rapids, Itasca, Minnesota, USA
Employer: DM&N Railroad
Weight: 155
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5' 11"
Next of Kin: Elmer Waller
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World War II
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Ernest was preceded in death by his parents; two sons, Ernest, Jr. and Morgan; six sisters, Mildred, Myrtle, Vivian, Irene, Leatrice, and Cleora.
He is survived by one daughter, JoAnn Marshall; four sons, Timothy, Aaron, Wade, and Mark; one sister, Hazel Probst; one brother, Arvid; eighteen grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Ernest died at his home in Grand Rapids, Minnesota and is buried in Itasca Calvary Cemetery at Grand Rapids. (Plot I-C-27)
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