Frank Ferdinand Drobnick

Jeremy Anderson2021-03-31T16:03:45-05:00

Name: Frank Ferdinand Drobnick
Location of Birth: Bovey, Minnesota
Date of Birth: May 12, 1912
Date of Death: January 4, 1993
Parents: John Drobnick & Frances (Gerbec) Drobnick
High School and Class: 1930 Greenway High School, Coleraine, Minnesota
College:
Highest Rank: TEC 5 (Technical 5)
Branch: Army
Other Branch:
Date Sworn In: March 23, 1942
Place Sworn In:
Date of Discharge: December 31, 1945
Place of Discharge:
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Military Highlights:
WW II Draft Registration Cards – 10/16/1940 – 03/31/1947
State: Minnesota
Name: Frank Ferdinand Drobnick
Race: White
Age: 28
Birth Date: May 12, 1912
Birth Place: Bovey, Minensota, USA
Residence Place: Bovey, Itasca, Minnesota
Registration Date: October 16, 1940
Employer: Danube Mining Co., Bovey, Itasca, Minnesota
Weight: 165
Height: 6
Complexion: Light brown
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Other characteristic: Scar on right cheek
Next of Kin: Frances Drobnick, mother, Bovey, Itasca, Minnesota

Wars Involved:
World War II

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Civilian Life:
Frank Drobnick was a life-long resident of Bovey, Minnesota. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II, serving in the battles of Ardennes, Rhineland and central Europe with the 358th Infantry Regiment. He worked as manager of Itasca Motors Ford Garage in Coleraine, Minnesota for 25 years, retiring in 1970.

Frank died in Grand Rapids, Minnesota and is buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Coleraine, Minnesota (Block 66). He is survived by brothers, John, Joseph, and Albert; and sisters, Mary F. Steeter and Margaret Baich. He was preceded in death by his wife Wilma in 1989.

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