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Ralph Sheldon Bergstrom
Lilah Crowe2021-03-21T11:08:17-05:00
- Name: Ralph Sheldon Bergstrom
- Location of Birth: Spring Lake, Minnesota
- Date of Birth: May 22, 1920
- Date of Death: March 20, 2005 (84 years old)
- Parents: Seth Bergstrom & Hilda (Aske) Bergstrom
- High School and Class: 1939 - Greenway High School, Coleraine, Minnesota
- College:
- Highest Rank: 1st LT (1st Lieutenant)
- Branch: Army
- Other Branch: Army Air Force
- Date Sworn In: July 20, 1941
- Place Sworn In:
- Date of Discharge:
- Place of Discharge:
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- Military Highlights:
WW II Draft Registration Cards – 10/16/1940 – 03/31/1947
State: Maryland
Name: Ralph Sheldon Bergstrom
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Date: May 22, 1920
Birth Place: Spring Lake, Minnesota, USA
Residence Place: Dundalk, Maryland, USA
Registration Date: 1941
Employer: Bethlehem Steel Co., Sparrow's Point, Maryland
Weight: 148
Height: 6
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Next of Kin: Carl Bergstrom, Dundalk, Maryland
- Wars Involved:
World War II
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Ralph Bergstrom died in New Hope, Minnesota and is buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Sec. 20-B, Site 324). He is survived by his children: Randy (Kris) Bergstrom, Lindsay (Monica) Bergstrom, Caron (Jason) Reed and their mother, Jeanne; son, Gunnar J. Bergstrom; brother Ken (Joan) Bergstrom; sister-in-law, Violet Bergstrom; four grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Carl, Frederick, Robert and Frank; and sisters, Maybelle and Ruth.
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