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Joseph E Portner 1916 - 1987

Joseph E Portner of Royalton, Morrison County, MN was born on December 26, 1916, and died at age 70 years old on August 21, 1987. Joseph Portner was buried at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Section S Site 3299 7601 34th Avenue, South, in Minneapolis.
Joseph E Portner
Royalton, Morrison County, MN 56373
December 26, 1916
August 21, 1987
Male
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  • 12/26
    1916

    Birthday

    December 26, 1916
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Morrison County, Minnesota United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: SSGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 17080538 Enlisted: June 26, 1942 in Ft Snelling Minnesota Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Army Of The United States - Includes The Following: Voluntary Enlistments Effective December 8, 1941 And Thereafter; One Year Enlistments Of National Guardsman Whose State Enlistment Expires While In The Federal Service; Officers Appointed In The Army Of The United States Under Army Regulations 605-10 Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Semiskilled Blacksmiths, Forgemen, And Hammermen
  • 08/21
    1987

    Death

    August 21, 1987
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Section S Site 3299 7601 34th Avenue, South, in Minneapolis, Mn 55450
    Burial location
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In 1916, in the year that Joseph E Portner was born, in June, the U.S. Congress authorized a plan to expand the armed forces over the next five years. Called the National Defense Act of 1916, the national law expanded the National Guard and Army (the Army added an aviation unit), created the Reserves, and gave the President expanded authority to federalize the National Guard. It also allowed the government to stockpile, in advance, materiel to be used in wartime.
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In 1945, Joseph was 29 years old when on February 19th, US Marines landed on the island of Iwo Jima and the Battle of Iwo Jima began. Lasting 5 weeks, it was some of the bloodiest and fiercest fighting in the Pacific theater during World War II. The occupying Japanese forces were heavily armed and there were 21,000 Japanese soldiers on the island at the beginning of the battle. Only 216 Japanese soldiers were captured afterwards - the rest had been killed in action or committed suicide. 6,800 American soldiers died but the Americans took control of the island.
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