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Lino "Chic" John Cechini
Lilah Crowe2023-07-02T20:08:33-05:00
- Name: Lino "Chic" John Cechini
- Location of Birth: St. Cloud, Minnesota
- Date of Birth: January 14, 1917
- Date of Death: December 28, 1994 (77 years old)
- Parents: Angelo Cechini and Maria (Franceson) Cechini
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- Highest Rank: F1 (Fireman First Class Non Petty Officer)
- Branch: Navy
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- Date Sworn In: March 17, 1945 (Enlistment Date)
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- Date of Discharge: November 25, 1945 (Discharge Date)
- Place of Discharge:
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Lino was 23 years old when he enlisted in the service.
Information in the United States, World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947:
Name: Lino John Cechini
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 22
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: January 14, 1917
Birth Place: Stearns, Minnesota, USA
Residence Place: Sauk Rapids, Benton, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: October 16, 1940
Registration Place: Sauk Rapids, Benton, Minnesota, USA
Employer: Self
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 216
Complexion: Dark
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Next of Kin: Lino John Cechini
- Wars Involved:
World War II
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"Chic" was raised and attended school in the St. Cloud, Minnesota area. After high school, he farmed for several years in Popple Creek Township near St. Cloud, Minnesota.
After serving during World War II, he worked as a welder in Greenland and owned and operated a blacksmith shop in Foley, Minnesota.
He was united in marriage to Helen Grabinski in 1936. In 1953, he came to Grand Rapids, Minnesota where he owned and operated the 7-Up distributorship for several years.
From 1955 to 1978, he owned and operated the Harbor Restaurant. He then moved to Inger, Minnesota where he owned and operated the Inger Store until his retirement in 1978 when he returned to Grand Rapids, Minnesota.
He was a member of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ponti-Peterson Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, and the Eagles Club, all of Grand Rapids, Minnesota.
Preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, he is survived by his wife, Helen; two daughters, Virginia Jetland and Kathryn Bixby; two sons, Norman and Dan; two sisters, Anne Senzek and Elena Jurek; sixteen grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Buried in Itasca Calvary Cemetery at Grand Rapids, Minnesota. (Plot C-A-28-1-3)
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