Minnesota Discovery Center

Lawrence William Nobens, None

conflict:World War II
branch:Navy
rank:Seaman
serial number:639 51 85
location:Served aboard troop transport USS Wharton (AP-7); Dutch Harbor, Aleutian Islands; Saipan.
enlistment date:Nov. 28, 1942
place enlisted:Eveleth, MN
discharge date:Dec. 26, 1945
place discharged:Minneapolis, MN
decorations:
history:Served as a Carpenter's Mate, 3rd Class.
service documents:
references:Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War Two Project (2004?), p. 222.

Personal Information

date of birth:Jan. 6, 1922
birth place:Hibbing, MN
home town:Hibbing, MN
date of death:Sept. 27, 1967
father:William Ernest Nobens
mother:Anna Mae "Annie" Nobens (nee Fish)
siblings:
school:Hibbing High School

Last update: 3/30/2016