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Nels R Mortenson 1904 - 1982

Nels R Mortenson of Sound Beach, Suffolk County, NY was born on December 30, 1904 in Sweden, and died at age 77 years old on May 15, 1982. Nels Mortenson was buried at Calverton National Cemetery Section 5 Site 5154 210 Princeton Boulevard - Rt 25, in Calverton.
Nels R Mortenson
Sound Beach, Suffolk County, NY 11789
December 30, 1904
Sweden
May 15, 1982
Male
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  • 12/30
    1904

    Birthday

    December 30, 1904
    Birthdate
    Sweden
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Kings County, New York United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 32260343 Enlisted: March 19, 1942 in Ft Dix New Jersey Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) 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

    Skilled Occupations In Building Transportation Equipment (except Automobiles And Aircraft), N.e.c.
  • 05/15
    1982

    Death

    May 15, 1982
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Calverton National Cemetery Section 5 Site 5154 210 Princeton Boulevard - Rt 25, in Calverton, Ny 11933
    Burial location
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In 1904, in the year that Nels R Mortenson was born, the Russo-Japanese war began. The Russian Empire and the Japanese Empire began fighting over the territories of Manchuria and Korea. Russia wanted a warm water port on the Pacific Ocean while Japan feared growing encroachment from Russia into Asia. So the Japan fleet launched a surprise attack on the Russian Navy and a one year war began. President Roosevelt of the United States brokered peace between the two nations. It was the first time in the modern era that an Asian power showed its dominance over a European power.
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In 1912, at the age of just 8 years old, Nels was alive when New Mexico became the 47th state of the Union in January. Previously a province of Mexico, then a territory of the United States and mostly populated by Native Americans and Mexicans, once it became a U.S. territory it was increasingly colonized by European-American settlers. Its population was over 327,000 when it became a state.
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