Nick Bobich

Lilah Crowe2023-04-29T19:07:01-05:00

Name: Nick Bobich
Location of Birth: Nashwauk, Minnesota
Date of Birth: September 26, 1924
Date of Death: September 13, 2002 (77 years old)
Parents: Paul Bobich and Rena (Albright) Bobich
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Highest Rank: PFC (Private First Class)
Branch: Army
Other Branch:
Date Sworn In: May 29, 1943 (Enlistment Date)
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Date of Discharge: January 6, 1946 (Discharge Daet)
Place of Discharge:
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Military Highlights:
Served in the United States Army during World War II from 1943 until his honorable discharge in 1946.

Information in the United States, World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947:
Name: Nick Bobich
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 18
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: September 26, 1924
Birth Place: Nashwauk, Minnesota, USA
Residence Place: Nashwauk, Itasca, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: December, 1942
Registration Place: Nashwauk, Itasca, Minnesota, USA
Employer: Great Northern Railroad
Height: 5' 7"
Weight: 156
Complexion: Light
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Next of Kin: Rena Bobich

Wars Involved:
World War II

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Civilian Life:
Nick retired from the Cleveland Cliffs Mining Company after many years of service. Nick was a long-time Pengilly, Minnesota resident until moving to the Manor House in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. He lived at the Manor House for 15 years.

Survivors include his sister, Pauline Nick; two brothers, Robert and Tom Bobich. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Elizabeth Johnson and Lilah Marolt; two brothers, Alex Waite and Henry Bobich.

Buried in Itasca Calvary Cemetery at Grand Rapids, Minnesota. (Plot C-B-46-1-7)

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