Aaron Conrad Bigler

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Name: Aaron Conrad Bigler
Location of Birth: Plymouth, Indiana
Date of Birth: August 21, 1888
Date of Death: October 6, 1964 (76 years old)
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High School and Class:
College:
Highest Rank: SGT (Sergeant)
Branch: Army
Other Branch:
Date Sworn In: June 3, 1917 (Enlistment Date)
Place Sworn In:
Date of Discharge: September 4, 1919 (Discharge Date)
Place of Discharge:
Military Awards:
Silver Star

Military Highlights:
Aaron was a Sergeant in Battery D, 10th Field Artillery, 3rd Division.

Information in the United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942:
Name: Aaron Conrad Bigler
Gender: Male
Registration Age: 53
Birth Date: August 21, 1888
Birth Place: Plymouth, Indiana, USA
Residence Place: Knife Lake, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: About 1941
Military Draft Date: 1942
Employment: Self Employed
Height: 5' 10"
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Gray
Weight: 186
Complexion: Ruddy
Spouse: Clara Bigler
Other obvious physical characteristics that will aid in identification: tattoo on left shoulder

Wars Involved:
World War I

MIA / POW:

Civilian Life:
Aaron Conrad Bigler, was a five-year resident of the Prairie Lake area, in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Previously he lived in the Mora, Minnesota area. He was a retired farmer.

Military rites were provided by the Ponti-Peterson VFW post and the Hurlbut-Zeimer American Legion post of Lawrence Lake, Minnesota.

He is survived by several nieces and nephews.

Buried in Itasca Calvary Cemetery at Grand Rapids, Minnesota. (Plot I-B-04-0-4)

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