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Peter Castellano
Lilah Crowe2021-03-23T14:52:51-05:00
- Name: Peter Castellano
- Location of Birth: Taconite, Minnesota
- Date of Birth: May 25, 1919
- Date of Death: April 22, 1986
- Parents: John Castellano & Mary (Perone) Castellano
- High School and Class: 1938 Greenway High School, Coleraine, Minnesota
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- Branch: Coast Guard
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- Date Sworn In: February 23, 1942
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- Date of Discharge: October 12, 1945
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WW II Draft Registration Cards – 10/16/1940 – 03/31/1947
State: Minnesota
Name: Peter Castellano
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Date: May 25, 1919
Birth Place: Itasca, Minnesota, USA
Residence Place: Taconite, Itasca, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: October 16, 1940
Employer: Mesaba Cliffs Mining Co., Taconite, Itasca, Minnesota
Weight: 148
Height: 5-8
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Next of Kin: John B. Castellano, father, Taconite, Itasca, Minnesota
Newspaper article: Apr 1945 – Peter Castellano, Coast Guard, who has “sailed the seven seas,” and taken all those necessary beachheads, came home Saturday for a well-earned rest.
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World War II
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Peter Castellano married Marie Lueck in 1948. He was a life-long resident of Itasca County, Minnesota. He retired in 1981 after 40 years as drill operator for Cleveland Cliffs Mining Co. He was a member of Bovey Moose Lodge #1061 and American Legion Post #301.
Peter Castellano died in Grand Rapids, Minnesota and is buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Coleraine, Minnesota (Block 61, Lob 35). He is survived by his wife, Marie; two sons, Gary and Robert; a brother, Joseph; two sisters, Mary (Richard) Flynn and Kathryn (Alfred) Smith; five grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
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