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Robert Edwin Dane
Lilah Crowe2021-11-26T19:56:36-06:00
- Name: Robert Edwin Dane
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- Date of Birth: April 1, 1920
- Date of Death: October 23, 1951 (31 years old)
- Parents: Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Dane
- High School and Class: Grand Rapids, Minnesota
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- Highest Rank: S 2 (Seaman 2nd Class)
- Branch: Navy
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Robert served in the South Pacific for fifteen months.
- Wars Involved:
World War II
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Robert attended schools in Grand Rapids, Minnesota before enlisting in the Navy.
He was operating a farm with his father when he became ill. He died after almost five weeks at the Veterans Administration Hospital.
Robert is survived by his parents; two sisters, Mrs. Donald Fraser, Jr. and Mrs. Stanley Finkle; and two nephews and four nieces.
Buried in Itasca Calvary Cemetery at Grand Rapids, Minnesota. (Plot I-B-23-2-0)
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