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Lyle B. Christenson
Lilah Crowe2020-08-22T13:23:59-05:00
- Name: Lyle B. Christenson
- Location of Birth: Tracy, Minnesota
- Date of Birth: October 2, 1927
- Date of Death: August 7, 1977 (49 years old)
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- Highest Rank: S SGT (Staff Sergeant)
- Branch: Army
- Other Branch: United States Merchant Marine
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Lyle joined the United States Merchant Marine as a young man and later enlisted in the United States Army serving in the Quartermaster Corps until 1947.
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World War II
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Lyle was raised in Tracy, Minnesota where he attended schools.
In 1954, Lyle married Delores Penhald in Iowa.
He was a member of the Ponti-Peterson Post of the VFW of Grand Rapids, Minnesota.
Survivors include his wife, Delores; two daughters, Julie Christenson and Mrs. Randy (Joan) Bailey; one son, Jay; and one brother, Donald.
Lyle died at this home and is buried in Itasca Calvary Cemetery at Grand Rapids, Minnesota. (Plot I-G-07-29)
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