Ralph Earl Mitchell

Jeremy Anderson2021-05-13T08:06:33-05:00

Name: Ralph Earl Mitchell
Location of Birth: Cass Lake, Minnesota
Date of Birth: July 28, 1914
Date of Death: September 22, 2002
Parents: Rufus Mitchell & Bessie (Leeman) Mitchell
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Branch: Army
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Date Sworn In: March 6, 1942
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Date of Discharge: November 1, 1945
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Military Highlights:
WW II Draft Registration Cards – 10/16/1940 – 03/31/1947
State: Minnesota
Name: Ralph Earl Mitchell
Race: White
Age: 26
Birth Date: July 28, 1914
Birth Place: Cass Lake, Minnesota, USA
Residence Place: Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: October 16, 1940
Employer: William Bischoff, Jr., Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota
Weight: 155
Height: 5-10
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Other characteristic: Scar on right middle finger
Next of Kin: Mrs. Bessie Mitchell, mother, Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota

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World War II

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Civilian Life:
Ralph Mitchell married Ruth Scherrer in 1942 in Denver, Colorado. He worked as a manager at Municipal liquor stores in Bigfork and St. Francis, Minnesota.

Ralph died at his home in St. Cloud, Minnesota and is buried in the Bigfork Cemetery, Bigfork, Minnesota. He is survived by his wife, Ruth; children, Sheila Theirl, Rita McCooley, Kathleen Mitchell, Harriet Johanson, and Thomas Mitchell; seven grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; and a brother, Marvin Mitchell.

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