George "Cotta" Nick Dimich

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Name: George "Cotta" Nick Dimich
Location of Birth: Bovey, Minnesota
Date of Birth: March 17, 1919
Date of Death: April 12, 1990
Parents: Sam Dimich & Kathrine (Robatik) Dimich
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Branch: Army
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Date Sworn In: October 12, 1942
Place Sworn In: Fort Snelling, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date of Discharge: June 15, 1943
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Military Highlights:
WW II Draft Registration Cards – 10/16/1940 – 03/31/1947
State: Minnesota
Name: George Nick Dimich
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Date: March 17, 1919
Birth Place: Bovey, Minnesota, USA
Residence Place: Bovey, Itasca, Minnesota
Registration Date: October 16, 1940
Employer: Canisteo Mining Co., Coleraine, Itasca, Minnesota
Weight: 225
Height: 5-9
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Black
Other characteristic: Right thumb amputated; 1 gold filling - front
Next of Kin: Sam Dimich, father, Bovey, Itasca, Minnesota

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World War II

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Civilian Life:
George Dimich was a former Bovey business man who operated a cafe in the building on main street that became Mike's Bar in later years. He moved to Babbitt in 1956 where he was a welder for Reserve Mining Co. for many years. He was a member of the American Legion Post 4757 in Babbitt.

George died in Bloomenson Nursing Home in Ely, Minnesota. He is survived by his wife, Lorna; three sons, John, William, and George Jr.; two daughters, Barb Dimich and Mary Dimich; a sister, Rose Docman; and seven grandchildren.

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