Minnesota Discovery Center

Wayne "Wink" Everett Lindgren, None

conflict:World War II
branch:Navy
rank:Petty Officer
serial number:8714248
location:Served in Mare Island, California and aboard the USS Nereus (submarine tender).
enlistment date:Sept. 23, 1944
place enlisted:Hibbing, MN
discharge date:Dec. 25, 1945
place discharged:Mare Island, CA
decorations:
history:
service documents:
references:(1) Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War Two Project (2004?), p. 359; (2) American Legion, Press-Lloyd Post No. 247 (Chisholm, Minn.) Records. Iron Range Research Center, Chisholm, Minnesota.

Personal Information

date of birth:March 30, 1909
birth place:Virginia, MN
home town:Chisholm, MN
date of death:Jan. 28, 1966
father:Emil Lindgren
mother:Elizabeth Lindgren (nee Janckila)
siblings:Jalmer Bill John George Ernie Eino Ted Helmi Ruth
school:Virginia High School

Last update: 1/28/2016