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1926 - 1945 (19 years)
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Name |
Berge, Kenneth S. |
Born |
13 May 1926 |
Columbia Township, Minnesota, USA |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
14 May 1945 |
Okinawa, Japan |
Person ID |
I10614 |
Ronneberg Family | Decesandents of Asser Jonson Ånestad I7251, Decesendents of Asser Ånestad I7251, Descendants of Lars Larson Berge I10251, Descendants of Lars Lima I7273 |
Last Modified |
2 Oct 2013 |
Father |
Berge, Robert, b. 22 Nov 1901, Town of Worden, Clark County, Wisconsin , d. 25 Nov 1972, Cass Lake, Minnesota (Age 71 years) |
Mother |
Berglund, Beda, b. 4 Nov 1896, d. 22 Mar 1961, Bagley Cemetery, Bagley, Clearwater County, Minnesota, USA (Age 64 years) |
Married |
29 Nov 1922 |
Family ID |
F3745 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- The following was written by Matthew Paul Berge on 10 September 2013.
“Pvt. Kenneth Berge left Bagley on September 17th, 1944, for Camp Hood, Texas, where he received his basic training. He received a furlough in january 1945, arriving home on January 27th for Fort Ord, California. From there he was sent to the south Pacific, stopping hat Hawaii and the Marianas before arriving at Okinawa. He was a member of the infantry.
Kenneth S. Berge was born May 13, 1926, in Columbia Township being only none day over 19 years of age when he was killed. He attended school at Ebro Corner, District No. 5 where he competed the eighth grade. Later he attended Bagley High School for two years: 1942-1943 and 1943-1944. He was a member of the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church and was baptized by Rev. Lyle Adams on August 15th, 1943. Death in action on the island of Okinawa read the usual telegram from the war department sent to Mr. and Mrs Robert Berge of Rt. 1, Bagley, informing them that their son, Pvt.. Kenneth S. Berge, had been killed. The telegram revealed that Pvt. Berge met death while in action against the Japanese on that bloody island on May 14th.”
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