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Erven Edward Rahier
Jeremy Anderson2021-05-08T15:42:05-05:00
- Name: Erven Edward Rahier
- Location of Birth: Effie, Minnesota
- Date of Birth: April 9, 1917
- Date of Death: September 5, 1992
- Parents: Mitchell E. Rahier & Della C. (Kruse) Rahier
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- Highest Rank: PFC (Private First Class)
- Branch: Army
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- Date Sworn In: April 9, 1942
- Place Sworn In: Fort Snelling, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Date of Discharge: September 5, 1944
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WW II Draft Registration Cards – 10/16/1940 – 03/31/1947
State: Minnesota
Name: Erven Edward Rahier
Race: White
Age: 23
Birth Date: April 9, 1917
Birth Place: Effie, Minnesota, USA
Residence Place: Effie, Itasca, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: October 16, 1940
Employer: Sextus Salmonson, Bigfork, Minnesota
Weight: 170
Height: 5-11
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Other characteristic: Scar on upper lip
Next of Kin: Mike Rahier, father, Effie, Itasca, Minnesota
- Wars Involved:
World War II
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- Civilian Life:
Erven Rahier was a member of the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) prior to entering the military. He married Oralee Volk in Bigfork, Minnesota in 1947. He was a self-employed logger in the Effie, Minnesota area for many years. He was a member of the Effie Presbyterian Church, the Bigfork VFW and American Legion, and was an avid outdoorsman.
Erven died in Bigfork, Minnesota and is buried in the Bigfork Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Oralee; sons, John W., Dale M., and Darrell L.; one daughter, Donna M. Thomas; a brother Milo; six sisters, Mae Kendall, Grace Cormican, Jean Johnson, Lenora Rahier, Shirley Romnes, and Gloria Durkee; eleven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Lyle, in 1971.
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