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Ralph Ferdinand Binet
Lilah Crowe2023-04-09T18:24:32-05:00
- Name: Ralph Ferdinand Binet
- Location of Birth: Marquette, Michigan
- Date of Birth: May 24, 1896
- Date of Death: January 28, 1997 (100 years old)
- Parents: Eusebe Binet and Marie Louise (Vachon) Binette (Binet)
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- Highest Rank: PVT (Private)
- Branch: Army
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- Date Sworn In: September 20, 1917 (Enlistment Date)
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- Date of Discharge: January 4, 1918 (Discharge Date)
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Information in the United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918:
Name: Ralph Ferdinand Binet
Race: Caucasian (White)
Marital Status: Single
Birth Date: May 24, 1896
Birth Place: Michigan, USA
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Residence Place: Itasca County, Minnesota, USA
Occupation: Machinist
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Short
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Blue
Information in the United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942:
Name: Ralph F. Binet
Gender: Male
Registration Age: 45
Birth Date: May 24, 1896
Birth Place: Marquette, Michigan, USA
Residence Place: Marble, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: About 1941
Military Draft Date: 1942
Height: 5' 7"
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Black
Weight: 130
Complexion: Light
Next of Kin: Mrs. Ralph F. Binet
- Wars Involved:
World War I
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- Civilian Life:
Ralph moved with his family to Bovey in 1902 and lived in Bovey and Coleraine for many years prior to moving to Marble in 1941. He was employed by the Oliver Mining Company for over 45 years, spending most of his working years at the Trout Lake Concentrator. He had lived in Hibbing since his retirement and spent the winters in Arizona. In late 1995, he moved to San Francisco to be near his son.
Ralph died in the Fort Miley Veterans' Home in San Francisco, California, where he had made his home for the last year of his life.
He is survived by a son, Daniel; two grandchildren, Daniel and Elaine; and longtime friend Reeva Malone.
Preceding him in death were his parents, his wife, Mary (O'Reilly); a daughter, Susan; three brothers, Henry, William, and Edward; two sisters, Louise Lake and Auxiliana Nadeau; and two infant grandchildren, Mary and Vincent.
Buried in Itasca Calvary Cemetery at Grand Rapids, Minnesota. (Plot C-B-12-1-2)
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