Iver Carl Blade

Lilah Crowe2023-04-20T20:28:02-05:00

Name: Iver Carl Blade
Location of Birth: Bemidji, Minnesota
Date of Birth: July 23, 1918
Date of Death: November 5, 2001 (83 years old)
Parents: Charles Blade and Ida (Hartin) Blade
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Highest Rank: TEC 3 (Technical 3)
Branch: Army
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Date Sworn In: October 26, 1942 (Enlistment Date)
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Date of Discharge: October 9, 1945 (Discharge Date)
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Military Highlights:
Information in the United States, World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947:
Name: Iver Carl Blade
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 22
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: July 23, 1918
Birth Place: Bemidji, Minnesota, USA
Residence Place: Bemidji, Beltrami, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: October 16, 1940
Registration Place: Bemidji, Beltrami, Minnesota, USA
Employer: Runs lunch room of his own
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 168
Complexion: Light
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Hazel
Next of Kin: Ida Blade
Other obvious physical characteristics that will aid in identification: scar on right knee

Wars Involved:
World War II

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Civilian Life:
Iver grew up and attended school in Bemidji, Minnesota.

On December 27, 1945, he married Dorothy Bahr in Bemidji, Minnesota. In 1950 he began working for Lakehead Pipeline and retired in 1981.

He lived in Bemidji, Viking, Deer River, Minnesota and Saxon, Wisconsin, and settled in Grand Rapids, Minnesota in 1986.

He was a member of the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Military Order of Cooties. He served as post commander for the VFW in Thief River Falls, Minnesota.

Iver is survived by his wife, Dorothy; two sons, Randy (Ann) and Gregory (Alice); one sister, Ellen Blade; a brother, Alvin; and five grandchildren. Preceding him in death were his parents; a daughter, Cheryll; and a brother, Hilding.

Buried in Itasca Calvary Cemetery at Grand Rapids, Minnesota. (Plot I-F-35-0-6)

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