Duane LaVerne Udesen
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
UDESEN, Duane LaVerne
Duane LaVerne Udesen was born on October 12th 1926 to Martin & Grace Catherine [Fuchs] Udesen in Laurens, Iowa. The family made several moves before settling in St. Louis County.
Mr. Udesen enlisted in the Army on March 10th 1945 at Ft Leavenworth Kansas. He served in the Army Air Corps and rose to the rank of Corporal.
After the war, Mr. Udesen married Helen Louise Berg on December 27th 1950 in Duluth, Minnesota and they started a family.
Mr. Udesen died on May 2nd 2014 at the age of 87 in Proctor, Minnesota. He is buried in Park Hill Cemetery in Duluth, Minnesota.
Sources:
Duane L Udesen in WWII Army Enlistment Records - Fold3
Duane L Udesen (1926-2014) - Find A Grave Memorial
Ancestry.com - U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947