Richard "Dick" Frances Dwyer

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  • Name: Richard "Dick" Frances Dwyer
  • Location of Birth: Marble, Minnesota
  • Date of Birth: February 29, 1924
  • Date of Death: June 23, 1979 (55 years old)
  • Parents: Richard Dwyer & Marie (Kampa) Dywer
  • High School and Class: 1941 Greenway High School, Coleraine, Minnesota
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  • Branch: Army
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  • Date Sworn In: May 29 1943
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  • Date of Discharge: January 15, 1946
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  • Military Highlights:
    WW II Draft Registration Cards – 10/16/1940 – 03/31/1947
    State: Minnesota
    Name: Richard F. Dwyer
    Race: White
    Age: 18
    Birth Date: February 29, 1924
    Birth Place: Marble, Minnesota, USA
    Residence Place: Marble, Itasca, Minnesota, USA
    Registration Date: June 30, 1942
    Employer: Unemployed
    Weight: 125
    Height: 5-2
    Complexion: Light
    Eye Color: Hazel
    Hair Color: Brown
    Next of Kin: Mrs. R. P. Dwyer

  • Wars Involved:
    World War II

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  • Civilian Life:
    Richard Dwyer was a life-long resident of this area. He was a member of the Poppe-Smuk Legion of Marble and Calumet, Minnesota.

    Dick Dwyer died in Marble, Minnesota and is buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Coleraine, Minnesota (Block 63). He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Marie Dwyer; four sisters, Mary Kelley, Mrs. Angelo (Nancy) Roonzani, Mrs. Eldridge (Corrine) Plaisted, and Mrs. John (Joanne) Jeffrey; two brothers, Thomas and Michael; and several nieces and nephews.

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