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Harold Perman Monson
Jeremy Anderson2021-05-15T15:03:28-05:00
- Name: Harold Perman Monson
- Location of Birth: Grand Rapids, Minnesota
- Date of Birth: February 8, 1920
- Date of Death: January 18, 1982
- Parents: Mons Monson & Elen (Petterson) Monson
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- Branch: Navy
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- Date Sworn In: June 16, 1941
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- Date of Discharge: November 7, 1945
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WW II Draft Registration Cards – 10/16/1940 – 03/31/1947
State: Minnesota
Name: Harold Perman Monson
Race: White
Age: 25
Birth Date: February 8, 1920
Birth Place: Grand Rapids, Minnesota, USA
Residence Place: Grand Rapids, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: November 14, 1945 [after discharge from service]
Employer: Unemployed
Weight: 180
Height: 6-1
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Blonde
Next of Kin: Mons Monson, father, Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Harold Monson served 4 1/2 years in the U.S. Navy on the USS Bell during World War II.
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World War II
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Harold Monson lived in Grand Rapids, Minnesota all his life and was planning to retire to Victor, Montana, where he and his wife had spent the last two winters. He married Mabel (Simonson) Monson in 1950 in Grand Rapids. After his discharge from service, he worked as a carpenter. He was a past president of Local United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Jointers Local 1864. He was a member of the Grand Rapids Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1720, the Grand Rapids American Legion McVeigh-Dunn Post 60, and the Grand Rapids Moose Lodge.
Harold died in Victor, Montana and is buried in Victor Cemetery, Victor, Montana (Lot Q5, Grave 5, No. 1423). He is survived by his wife, Mabel; two sons, Monell and Melvin; two sisters, Myrtle (Clarence) Lawson and Paulma Ruuhela; and five grandchildren.
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