Edwin Calven Sparen

Era: World War II

Military Branch: Navy

Edwin “Ed” Calvin Sparen served in World War II in the European Theater.

He served in the U.S. Navy as a fighter pilot.

He was born on April 23, 1921, in Duluth, Minnesota, the son of Edwin H. and Selma C. (Anderson) Sparen.

He graduated from Hibbing High School.

Mr. Sparen died at age 87 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, on June 13, 2008.

Source: Duluth News Tribune, June 16, 2008