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Roddy "Chips" Chupurdia
Lilah Crowe2021-03-08T14:41:00-06:00
- Name: Roddy "Chips" Chupurdia
- Location of Birth: Calumet, Minnesota
- Date of Birth: October 13, 1923
- Date of Death: April 22, 2008
- Parents: Stojan Chupurdia & Mary (Merich) Chupurdia
- High School and Class: 1941 Greenway High School, Coleraine, Minnesota
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- Branch: Army
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- Date Sworn In: March 1, 1943
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- Date of Discharge: February 5, 1947
- Place of Discharge:
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- Military Awards:
Purple Heart
Bronze Star
- Military Highlights:
WW II Draft Registration Cards – 10/16/1940 – 03/31/1947
State: Minnesota
Name: Roddy Chupurdia
Race: White
Age: 18
Birth Date: October 13, 1923
Birth Place: Calumet, Minnesota, USA
Residence Place: Calumet, Itasca, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: June 30, 1942
Employer: Interstate Mine, Calumet, Itasca, Minnesota
Weight: 180
Height: 6-2
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Next of Kin: Mary Medich, Calumet, Minnesota
Roddy served in the South Pacific during World War II. He became paralyzed from the hips down due to polio contracted while serving as a chief of a gun battery during the invasion of Luzon.
- Wars Involved:
World War II
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Roddy Chupurdia married Verna Daves in 1946 in Arkansas. He was a nationally known authority in the field of prosthetics and also specialized in counseling and rehabilitation and was a special advisor to the medical staff of Veteran Administration Hospitals and training institutions. He was Chief of prosthetics service at the Los Angeles Veterans Administration center and was awarded the California governor's citation for meritorious service.
Roddy died in Nevada City, California. He is survived by sisters, Minnie Kivlin and Ellen Cogger; brother, Bob Medich; daughter, Deborah Ash; son, David; three granddaughters; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, his parents, five brothers, and one sister.
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