Robert James Clune

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  • Name: Robert James Clune
  • Location of Birth: Hibbing, Minnesota
  • Date of Birth: July 21, 1922
  • Date of Death: November 26, 2010
  • Parents: Clifford Clune & Clara (Rydberg) Clune
  • High School and Class: 1940 Greenway High School, Coleraine, Minnesota
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  • Highest Rank: SF 2 (Shipfitter 2nd Class Petty Officer)
  • Branch: Navy
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  • Military Highlights:
    WW II Draft Registration Cards – 10/16/1940 – 03/31/1947
    State: California
    Name: Robert James Clune
    Race: White
    Age: 19
    Birth Date: July 21, 1922
    Birth Place: Bovey, Minnesota, USA [MN birth records indicate Hibbing, MN]
    Residence Place: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Registration Date: June 30, 1942
    Employer: Cal. Shipbuilding Co., Wilmington, Los Angeles, California USA
    Weight: 160
    Height: 5-9
    Complexion: Dark
    Eye Color: Brown
    Hair Color: Brown
    Other characteristics: Scar on left hand
    Next of Kin: Clara Clune, Bovey, Minnesota

  • Wars Involved:
    World War II

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  • Civilian Life:
    Robert Clune married Marianne McWilliams in 1943 in California.

    Robert died in California and is buried in Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, California (plot 62F, 362).

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