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Galen Shurl Woods
Jody Hane2022-02-22T18:27:47-06:00
- Name: Galen Shurl Woods
- Location of Birth: Nashwauk, Minnesota
- Date of Birth: September 22, 1923
- Date of Death: March 26, 1972 (48 years old)
- Parents: Joseph Woods and Ida (Griffin) Woods
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- Branch: Army
- Other Branch: United States Army Air Forces
- Date Sworn In: December 10, 1942 (Enlistment Date)
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- Date of Discharge: November 14, 1945 (Discharge Date)
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Information from the United States, World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947:
Name: Galen Shurl Woods
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 18
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: September 22, 1923
Birth Place: Keewatin, Minnesota, USA
Residence Place: Nashwauk, Itasca, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: June 30, 1942
Registration Place: Nashwauk, Itasca, Minnesota, USA
Employer: Butler Brothers
Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 160
Complexion: Other
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Next of Kin: Joseph C. Woods
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World War II
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Galen was formerly a Nashwauk, Minnesota resident.
He was a member of Greggton Methodist Church in Longview, Texas and Temple Masonic Lodge 70 of Mt. Pleasant, Texas.
Galen was preceded in death by his mother, Mrs. Ida Woods, his father, Joseph, and his sister, Mrs. Geraldine Throneberry.
Survivors include his wife, Modene; a son, Berry, two daughters Alicia and Anita; a sister, Mrs. John (Lucille) Sheehan; five brothers, Joseph, Marvin, Donald, Harold, and Robert; and several nieces and nephews.
He died in an Okmulgee, Oklahoma hospital and is buried in Maple Hill Cemetery at Hibbing, Minnesota. (BL 2 LT 319 GR 2)
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