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Frank Mathew Talus, None

conflict:World War I
branch:Army
rank:Lieutenant
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location:Rank: 2nd Lieutenant. Camp Upton, Long Island, New York; 809th Pioneer Infantry; and St. Nazaire and western front, France.
enlistment date:None
place enlisted:Camp Dodge, IA
discharge date:None
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history:Graduated from Chisholm High (1911) and the University of Minnesota (1916); served as Chisholm's city attorney for many years; aided with the legal conversion of Chisholm from a village to a city; after his discharge from the army, became the first elected commander of the American Legion's Press-Lloyd Post.
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Personal Information

date of birth:Sept. 14, 1892
birth place:Soudan, MN
home town:Chisholm, MN
date of death:Sept. 2, 1966
father:Michael Talus
mother:Alma Elizabeth Talus (née Pakola)
siblings:William, Andrew, George, Helen, Walter, Albert.
school:Chisholm High School

Last update: 1/21/2017