Herbert "Herb" Ernest Point

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Name: Herbert "Herb" Ernest Point
Location of Birth: Gran Precinct, Itasca County, Minnesota
Date of Birth: August 10, 1911
Date of Death: July 4, 1991 (79 years old)
Parents: Charles Point and Alma (Gran) Point
High School and Class:
College:
Highest Rank: TEC 4 (Technical 4)
Branch: Army
Other Branch:
Date Sworn In: May 6, 1942
Place Sworn In:
Date of Discharge: November 6, 1945
Place of Discharge:
Military Awards:
Good Conduct Medal
Bronze Service Medal
Purple Heart

Military Highlights:
WW II Draft Registration Cards – 10/16/1940 – 03/31/1947
State: Minnesota
Name: Herbert Ernest Point
Race: White
Age: 29
Birth Date: August 10, 1911
Birth Place: Bovey, Minnesota, USA
Residence Place: Route 1, Bovey, Itasca, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: October 16, 1940
Employer: None
Weight: 186
Height: 5-10
Complexion: Light brown
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Next of Kin: Charles Arvid Point, father, Route 1, Bovey, Itasca, Minnesota

Herbert served in the Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes and Central Europe Campaigns, receiving the Good Conduct Medal, Bronze Service Medal and the Purple Heart.

Wars Involved:
World War II

MIA / POW:

Civilian Life:
Herbert married Laura Kinnunen in 1948 in Minnesota.

He lived in the Trout Lake area all of his life, where he farmed and worked for Cleveland-Cliffs Mining Company for 34 years, retiring in 1980 as a drill operator.

Herbert was an accomplished trapper and very knowledgeable on wolves.

He was a member of the Trout Lake Apostolic Lutheran Church.

Herbert is survived by his wife, Laura; two daughters, Colleen Point and LaDonna Flier; three sisters, Agnes Skurich, Syrie Benson and Celia Polzin; two granddaughters, and four grandsons.

Herbert died at Itasca Medical Center in Grand Rapids, Minnesota and is buried in lakeview Cemetery at Coleraine, Minnesota. (Block 145)

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