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Frank Leonard Karjala
Jeremy Anderson2021-02-21T12:38:01-06:00
- Name: Frank Leonard Karjala
- Location of Birth: Bovey, Minnesota
- Date of Birth: November 9, 1909
- Date of Death: October 25, 1967
- Parents: Paul Karjala & Gustava (Leinonen) Karjala
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- Highest Rank: PFC (Private First Class)
- Branch: Army
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- Date of Discharge: June 11, 1943
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WW II Draft Registration Cards – 10/16/1940 – 03/31/1947
State: Minnesota
Name: Frank Karjala
Race: White
Age: 30
Birth Date: November 9, 1909
Birth Place: Bovey, Minnesota, USA
Residence Place: Route 1, Bovey, Itasca, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: October 16, 1940
Employer: Paul Karjala (employed for his father) driving school bus, Bovey, Itasca, Minnesota
Weight: 175
Height: 5-7
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Blonde
Next of Kin: Paul Karjala, father, Route 1, Bovey, Itasca, Minnesota
- Wars Involved:
World War II
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Frank Karjala resided in Trout Lake Township for the last seventeen years of his life. He was employed as a mechanic for Itasca Motor Sales in Coleraine, Minnesota.
Frank died in Itasca County, Minnesota and is buried in the Trout Lake Community Cemetery, Bovey, Minnesota (Block 2, Lot 8). He is survived by four sisters, Hilda Terho, Elsie Pirila, Anna Jacobson, and Helen Gellner; two brothers, Harry and Matt; and an uncle, John Karjala.
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