Norman Herbert Gravelle

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  • Name: Norman Herbert Gravelle
  • Location of Birth: Arbo Township, Itasca County, Minnesota
  • Date of Birth: June 17, 1926
  • Date of Death: January 17, 1961 (34 years old)
  • Parents: Herbert Gravelle and Ruth (Clafton) Gravelle
  • High School and Class: Grand Rapids, Minnesota
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  • Highest Rank: S1 (Seaman First Class)
  • Branch: Navy
  • Other Branch: United States Army
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  • Military Highlights:
    Norman served with the United States Navy in World War II and with the United States Army in Korea during the Korean Conflict.

  • Wars Involved:
    World War II
    Korean Conflict

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  • Civilian Life:
    Norman was married to Patricia Carr in Grand Rapids, Minnesota on September 23, 1955.

    Survivors are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert A. Gravelle; his wife, Patricia; two daughters, Susan and Clara; a son, Norman, Jr.; two sisters, Mrs. Erwin Howe and Mrs. Lawrence Oberg.

    Norman died at Hibbing General Hospital in Hibbing, Minnesota and is buried in Itasca Calvary Cemetery at Grand Rapids, Minnesota. (PLot I-B-04-1-9)

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