Mike Chupurdia

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Marine Corp Badge

Name: Mike Chupurdia
Location of Birth: Salt Lake City, Utah
Date of Birth: June 9, 1913
Date of Death: KIA - January 10, 1943
Parents: Stojan Chupurdia & Mary (Merich) Chupurdia
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Highest Rank: PFC (Private First Class)
Branch: Marine Corp
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Date Sworn In: February 6, 1942
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Military Awards:
Purple Heart

Military Highlights:
WW II Draft Registration Cards – 10/16/1940 – 03/31/1947
State: Minnesota
Name: Mike Chupurdia
Race: White
Age: 27
Birth Date: June 9, 1913
Birth Place: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Residence Place: Calumet, Itasca, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: October 16, 1940
Employer: Inter State Iron Co., Calumet, Itasca, Minnesota
Weight: 250
Height: 6-5
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Brown
Next of Kin: Mary Medich, mother, Calumet, Itasca, Minnesota

Newspaper article: Itasca Iron News, Coleraine, Minnesota - 4 Feb 1943 – "Mike Chupurdia Was Killed in Action – Mrs. Joseph Madich, living at Snowball Lake, near Calumet, has been notified by the War Department that her son, Mike Chupurdia was killed in action in the South Pacific battle area. He was last heard from thru a letter written by him January 6th. Two brothers are in service.
Mike Chupurdia was with the U.S. Marines. He was employed for several years by the Inter-State at Calumet and considered Calumet his home. He is well-known in Coleraine and Bovey and the other range towns. A sister, Mrs. Melvin Harrison, lives at Stevenson location and another sister, Rose, lives in Hibbing. Chupurdia was inducted from Itasca County and left from Grand Rapids, since he was employed in this county."

Wars Involved:
World War II

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Civilian Life:
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Chupurdia-Knight Post #3898 of Calumet and Marble bears his name.

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