Eugene "Gene" Warner Nylund

Era: World War II

Military Branch: Navy

Eugene "Gene" Warner Nylund served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

He was born January 4, 1928, the oldest of three children, in Two Harbors, Minnesota, where he was a lifelong resident.

He was the son of Warner and Rhoda (Turnquist) Nylund. Mr. Nylund died at age 80 in Two Harbors on June 3, 2008.

Source: Duluth New Tribune, June 6, 2008