John Joseph Kerze

Jeremy Anderson2021-07-24T12:49:33-05:00

Name: John Joseph Kerze
Location of Birth: Calumet, Minnesota
Date of Birth: August 29, 1918
Date of Death: May 15, 1987
Parents: Frank Kerze & Katarina (Gornik) Kerze
High School and Class: 1936 Greenway High School, Coleraine, Minnesota
College:
Highest Rank: Pvt (Private)
Branch: Army
Other Branch:
Date Sworn In: July 22, 1944
Place Sworn In: Fort Snelling, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date of Discharge: February 2, 1946
Place of Discharge:
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Military Highlights:
WW II Draft Registration Cards – 10/16/1940 – 03/31/1947
State: Minnesota
Name: John Joseph Kerze
Race: White
Age: 22
Birth Date: August 29, 1918
Birth Place: Calumet, Minnesota, USA
Residence Place: Bovey, Itasca, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: October 16, 1940
Employer: Interstate Iron Co., Calumet, Itasca, Minnesota
Weight: 150
Height: 5-11
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Next of Kin: Lorraine Marie Kerze, wife, Bovey, Itasca, Minnesota

WW II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: John J. Kerze
Birth Year: 1918
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or country: Minnesota
State of Residence: Minnesota
County or City: Itasca
Enlistment Date: July 22, 1944
Enlistment State: Minnesota
Enlistment City: Fort Snelling
Branch: No branch assignment
Branch Code: No branch assignment
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Stenographers and typists
Marital status: Married
Height: 00
Weight: 000

Wars Involved:
World War II

MIA / POW:

Civilian Life:
John Kerze married Lorraine Patnaude in Minnesota in 1940.

John died in Virginia, Minnesota and is buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Coleraine, Minnesota (Block 61).

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