Wallace "Wally" Arthur Brock

Lilah Crowe2023-06-02T19:01:13-05:00

Name: Wallace "Wally" Arthur Brock
Location of Birth: Kingsdale, Minnesota
Date of Birth: January 3, 1924
Date of Death: November 7, 1997 (73 years old)
Parents: Charles Brock and Minnie (Anderson) Brock
High School and Class: Spring Grove, Wisconsin
College:
Highest Rank: PFC (Private First Class)
Branch: Army
Other Branch:
Date Sworn In: November 1, 1942 (Enlistment Date)
Place Sworn In:
Date of Discharge: November 5, 1945 (Discharge Date)
Place of Discharge:
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Military Highlights:
Information in the United States, World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947:
Name: Wallace Arthur Brock
Gender: White
Age: 18
Birth Date: January 3, 1924
Birth Place: Pine County, Minnesota
Residence Place: Spring Green, Sauk, Wisconsin, USA
Registration Date: June 30, 1942
Registration Place: Sauk, Wisconsin, USA
Employer: Bentley Construction Company - Baraboo, Wisconsin
Height: 5' 7"
Weight: 138
Complexion: Medium
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Next of Kin: Arthur Brock

Wars Involved:
World War II

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Civilian Life:
Wally married Beverly Saari in Grand Rapids in 1948. He worked for United States Steel for 31 years, retiring in 1959, and for Itasca Realty as a realtor, retiring in 1986.

Wally was a member of the American Legion and the VFW in Grand Rapids, Minnesota.

He is survived by his wife, Beverly; three sons, Tom, Michael, and Patrick; two daughters, Rebecca Means and LuAnn Winans; three sisters, Evelyn Aune, Alice Reeve, and Donna Backstrom; father-in-law, Enoch Saari; sixteen grandchildren, and a great-grandson.

Buried in Itasca Calvary Cemetery at Grand Rapids, Minnesota. (Plot C-C-06-1-7)

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