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Robert E. Young
Jody Hane2021-01-01T09:35:18-06:00
- Name: Robert E. Young
- Location of Birth: Yankton, South Dakota
- Date of Birth: September 21, 1936
- Date of Death: January 19, 1999 (62 years old)
- Parents: Charles and Florence Young
- High School and Class: attended school in Kettle River, Minnesota
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- Branch: Marine Corp
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- Date Sworn In: March 31, 1955 (Enlistment Date)
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- Date of Discharge: October 25, 1957 (Release Date)
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Information from United States Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958:
Name: Robert E. Young
Muster Date: April, 1955
Rank: Private
Station: Enlisted Volunteer Reserve - 4th Marine Corps Recruit Depot in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Information from the United States Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958:
Name: Robert E. Young
Muster Date: January, 1956
Rank: Major
Station: Headquarters and Service Battery, 2nd Marine Division, 155mm Gun Battalion (towed Howitzer), Fleet Marine Force in Palms, California
Information from United States Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958:
Name: Robert E. Young
Muster Date: January, 1956
Rank: E3
Station: Headquarters and Service Company, Supporting Arms Training, Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, California
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Robert was a mechanic for Trailmobile in St. Paul, Minnesota for several years. He had been a Grand Rapids, Minnesota resident for the past fifteen years and had tended bar at the Moose Club for six years.
Robert was a member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Eagles Club and the Grand Rapids Moose Club, all of Grand Rapids, Minnesota.
He is survived by two sons and a daughter, Bob, Nathan and Colene; his mother, Florence Young, stepmothers, Erna Asperheim and Audrey Young; four sisters, Mary Conners, Linda Johnson, Beverly Hujanen, and Julie Thomas; five brothers, Fred, Gene, Danny, Tim and Tom; two stepbrothers, Bill Martin and Scott Martin; and one granddaughter.
Preceding him in death was his father, Charles, in 1990.
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