Herbert Gordon Lien
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
LIEN, Herbert Gordon
Herbert Gordon Lien was born on June 19th 2021 to Edward & Gertrude Lien in Daranda (Rib Lake), Wisconsin. The family moved to Duluth, Minnesota when Herbert was young.
Mr. Lien enlisted in the U.S. Army on August 5th 1944 during WWII. He rose to the rank of Corporal (CPL).
CPL Lien was honorably discharged on December 2nd 1946. After the war he returned home and married Margaret Harriet [Askelson] on January 6th 1950 and they started a family..
CPL Lien was a World War II veteran, member of American Legion and part of Paralyzed American Veterans.
He died January 4th, 2003, in the Minnesota Veterans Home in Silver Bay, Minnesota. He is buried at Oneota Cemetery in Duluth..
Source(s):
Albert J. Amatuzio Research Center | Veterans Memorial Hall (vets-hall.org)
Page 1 WWII Draft Registration Cards - Fold3
Herbert G Lien (1926-2003) - Find a Grave Memorial
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 - Ancestry.com
