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Ralph Michael Kosel
Jeremy Anderson2020-08-15T14:48:28-05:00
- Name: Ralph Michael Kosel
- Location of Birth: Waite Park, Minnesota
- Date of Birth: July 30, 1919
- Date of Death: November 15, 1968
- Parents: Frank Kosel & Mary (Perne) Kosel
- High School and Class: 1937 Greenway High School, Coleraine, Minnesota
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- Highest Rank: SGT (Sergeant)
- Branch: Army
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- Date of Discharge: December 11, 1945
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- Military Highlights:
WW II Draft Registration Cards – 10/16/1940 – 03/31/1947
State: Minnesota
Name: Ralph Michael Kosel
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Date: July 30, 1919
Birth Place: Waite Park, Minnesota, USA
Residence Place: Marble, Itasca, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: October 16, 1940
Employer: Mesaba Cliffs Mining Co., Hill-Trumbull Mine, Marble, Itasca, Minnesota
Weight: 220
Height: 6-1
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Brown
Other Characteristic: Crooked index finger left hand, scar on left shin
Next of Kin: Mrs. Walter Blanchard, sister, Marble, Itasca, Minnesota
- Wars Involved:
World War II
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- Civilian Life:
Ralph Kosel was an employee of the Cleveland Cliffs Mining Co., was president of the United Steel Workers of America local 2073, member of the Poppe-Smuk-Appleget Post, the American Legion of Marble and Calumet, the Itasca County Welfare Board, and the Marble Fire Department.
Ralph died in Marble, Minnesota and is buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Coleraine, Minnesota (Block 64). He is survived by his wife Frances; seven sisters, Mrs. Annie Vogel, Mrs. Harold Phipps, Bernie Kosel, Mrs. Joseph (Mary) Blanchard, Mrs. Chester (Celestine) Blanchard, Mrs. Lawrence (Teresa) Blanchard, and Mrs. Stanley Sindelir.
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