Service Number -2163603

Enlistment Date: 27 Feb 1918
Discharged Date: 3 Feb 1919

Company L Muster Roll Mar-Apr 1918 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Enlisted 27 Feb 1918. Listed as Private. Transferred to 132nd INF per SO#108 Hdq 33rd DIV dtd 20 Apr 1918. Assigned to Co L, 132nd INF per Verbal Order Commanding Officer (VOCO) 23 Apr 1918. - Muster Roll May-June 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Private. - Muster Roll July 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Private. - Muster Roll Aug 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Private. - Muster Roll Sep 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Private. - Muster Roll Oct 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Private. Sick-in-Hospital. - Company Roster November 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Private. Dropped Nov 3rd.

Return to U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists
Name: Ernest Turnwall
Departure Brest France; Date: 24 Dec 1918
Arrival Hoboken, N.J. Date: 5 January 1919
Note: Enroute to Camp Merritt, N.J.
Residence Place: Dellhi Minn
Father: Gus W. Turnwall
Ship: HENDERSON
Military Unit: Infantry
Rank: Private
Service Number: 2163683
Notes: CASUAL PATIENTS D CLASS
Departure and Arrival data from ship's report of sailing document.

WWI Victory Medal with battle Clasps

Purple Heart 2 November 1918 Personnel Report

WWI Draft Registration. Select image for larger view. Will open in a new browser window or tab.

Post War Occupations / Bio:

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Ernest Turnwall
Age: 25
Birth Year: abt 1895
Birthplace: Iowa
Home in 1920: Kintire, Redwood, Minnesota
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Gust Owenwall
Mother's Name: Emma Turnwall
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Industry: Home Farm
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Gust Owenwall 68 Head
Emma Turnwall 68 Wife
Casper Turnwall 32 Son
Ernest Turnwall 25 Son

the 1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Earnest W Turnwall
Birth Year: abt 1894
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age in 1930: 36
Birthplace: Iowa
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Delhi, Redwood, Minnesota, USA
House Number: apil 11
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: Yes
Age at First Marriage: 26
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Sweden
Mother's Birthplace: Sweden
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: Farm
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Employment: Yes
Veteran: Yes
War: WW
Household Members Age Relationship
Earnest W Turnwall 36 Head
Olga C Turnwall 32 Wife
Eleanor O Turnwall 6 Daughter
Raymond W Turnwall 4 Son

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Ernest Turnwall
Age: 46
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1894
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Iowa
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Delhi, Redwood, Minnesota
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Delhi, Redwood, Minnesota
Residence in 1935: Delhi
Occupation: Farming
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 12
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Ernest Turnwall 46 Head
Olga Turnwall 42 Wife
Eleanore Turnwall 16 Daughter
Raymond Turnwall 14 Son

WWII Draft Registration:

Death Information: Date; Age; Cause; Burial Location 

Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File
Name: Ernest Turnwall
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 6 Apr 1894
Death Date: 1 May 1975
SSN: -4938
Enlistment Date: 27 Feb 1918
Release Date: 3 Feb 1919

U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
Name: Ernest W Turnwall
Death Age: 81
Birth Date: 6 Apr 1894
Service Start Date: 27 Feb 1918
Service End Date: 3 Feb 1919
Death Date: 1 May 1975
Interment Date: 5 May 1975
Cemetery Address: 7601 34th Avenue, South Minneapolis, MN 55450
Cemetery: Ft. Snelling National Cemetery
Interment Place: Minnesota
Plot: SECTION N SITE 5096
Notes: PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR I

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