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Warren "Shorty" Douglas Mortenson
Jeremy Anderson2021-05-15T15:21:46-05:00
- Name: Warren "Shorty" Douglas Mortenson
- Location of Birth: Litchfield, Minnesota
- Date of Birth: March 5, 1926
- Date of Death: March 29, 1994
- Parents: Morten and Anna(Olson) Mortenson
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- College:
- Highest Rank: TEC 4 (Technical 4)
- Branch: Army
- Other Branch:
- Date Sworn In: July 22, 1944
- Place Sworn In: Fort Snelling, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Date of Discharge: August 19, 1946
- Place of Discharge:
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WW II Draft Registration Cards – 10/16/1940 – 03/31/1947
State: Minnesota
Name: Warren Douglas Mortenson
Race: White
Age: 18
Birth Date: March 5, 1926
Birth Place: Litchfield, Minnesota, USA
Residence Place: Marble, Itasca, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: March 6, 1944
Employer: Inter-State Iron Mining Co., Calumet, Itasca, Minnesota
Weight: 125
Height: 5-4
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Next of Kin: Mrs. Annie Mortenson, Marble, Minnesota
World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Warren D. Mortenson
Race: White
Marital status: Single, without dependents (Single)
Rank: Private
Birth Year: 1926
Nativity State or Country: Minnesota
Citizenship: Citizen
Residence: Itasca, Minnesota
Education: 2 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled miscellaneous occupations, n.e.c.
Enlistment Date: July 22, 1944
Enlistment Place: Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Branch: No branch assignment
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil life
Height: 00
Weight: 000
- Wars Involved:
World War II
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Warren Mortenson married Janice Neufus in 1954 in Minnesota and the couple lived in Marble, Minnesota. He owned and operated Marble Heating Co. for over 40 years. He was a member of the Marble American Legion Post.
Warren died at home in Marble, Minnesota and is buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Coleraine, Minnesota (Block 139). He is survived by one son, James Mortenson; three daughters, Sharon Peters, Linda Mortenson, and Julie Kavanagh; two brothers, Donald Mortenson and Archie Mortenson; two sisters, Dorothy Holum and Shirley Erickson; and three grandchildren.
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