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Nick Chupurddia
Lilah Crowe2019-12-10T15:19:41-06:00
- Name: Nick Chupurddia
- Location of Birth: Salt Lake City, Utah
- Date of Birth: December 19, 1916
- Date of Death: October 14, 1976
- Parents: Stojan Chupurdia & Mary (Merich) Chupurdia
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- College:
- Highest Rank: TEC 5 (Technical 5)
- Branch: Army
- Other Branch:
- Date Sworn In: March 6, 1942
- Place Sworn In:
- Date of Discharge: December 10, 1945
- Place of Discharge:
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- Military Highlights:
WW II Draft Registration Cards – 10/16/1940 – 03/31/1947
State: Minnesota
Name: Nick Chupurdia
Race: White
Age: 24
Birth Date: December 19, 1915 [all other records show 1916]
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: 185
Height: 6-2
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Brown
Next of Kin: Mary Medich, mother, Calumet, Itasca, Minnesota
- Wars Involved:
World War II
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- Civilian Life:
Nick Chupurdia lived for over 50 years in the Calumet, Minnesota area. He had been an active member of the VFW Post following his service with the Army and was a member of the DAV. He was a member of the Calumet City Water Department and a retired maintenance foreman of Jones & Laughlin Mining Co. of Calumet.
Nick Chupurdia died in Grand Rapids, Minnesota and is buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Coleraine, Minnesota (Block 117, Lot 35). He is survived by his wife Darlene; two daughters, Diane Herwig and Donna (Bruce) Barker; four sons, Mike, Steve, Sam and David; his mother, Mary Medich; three sisters, Minnie Harrison, Ellen Cogger, and Rose Chupurdia; five brothers, Rudy, Sam, Eli and Melvin Chupurdia, and Robert Medich; and seven grandchildren.
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