John Arnold Lindquist

Jeremy Anderson2021-02-13T14:35:16-06:00

Name: John Arnold Lindquist
Location of Birth: Bovey, Minnesota
Date of Birth: April 17, 1918
Date of Death: July 11, 1990
Parents: Charles Lindquist & Bertha (Johnson) Lindquist
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Highest Rank: PFC (Private First Class)
Branch: Army
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Date Sworn In: June 17, 1941
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Date of Discharge: November 2, 1945
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WW II Draft Registration Cards – 10/16/1940 – 03/31/1947
State: Minnesota
Name: John Arnold Lindquist
Race: White
Age: 22
Birth Date: April 17, 1918
Birth Place: Bovey, Minnesota, USA
Residence Place: Bovey, Itasca, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: October 16, 1940
Employer: Oliver Mining Co., Coleraine, Itasca, Minnesota
Weight: 130
Height: 5-6
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Brown
Next of Kin: Bertha Lindquist, mother, Bovey, Itasca, Minnesota

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World War II

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Civilian Life:
John Lindquist worked as a truck driver in the Chicago, Illinois area most of his life. He was a member of the Teamster Union Local 710 of Chicago; a member of the National Association of the Sixth Infantry Division; and a member of the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge No. 1061 of Bovey.

John died in Grand Rapids, Minnesota and is buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Coleraine, Minnesota (Block 122). He is survived by three sons, Kenneth, Gary, and John, Jr.; two daughters, Eleanor Korinko and Jane Biskup; four sisters, Ebba Shoemaker, Ruth Wolfe, Elvira Kolp, and Hazel Cerino; and nine grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a sister, Bertha Carlson in 1979.

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