Ivar Berglund

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Biography

Ivar Berglund has English ancestors.

Ivar Berglund was part of a Southern Pioneer Family.

Ivar Berglund was a Coloradan.

Ivar Lawrence Berglund was born in 1915, Lexington, Missouri. He was called Lawrence, rather then Ivar.^[1][2]

Ivar Lawrence was the eldest son of Ivar G. Berglund and Nellie May Bray. ^[1][3]After Nellie died, Ivar G. remarried, his young wife, Margaret, found that Ivar Lawrence and John L. were too much to handle, so they were placed on a work farm. The place was not to the liking of either boy, so both ran away. Ivar G. and Margaret moved during that time period, as a result the boys didn't know where they now lived. It took the parish priest a month to find Ivar G. and Margaret and return the boys.^[4]

1920 Census, Denver, Colorado; Ivar Berglund Head, age 26 Missouri; Nelly Berglund Wife, age 24 Missouri; Lawrence Berglund, Age 4, Missouri ^[3]

1930 Census, Semper, Jefferson County, Colorado, Lawrence Berglund, Age 14, Missouri, Servant^[5]

Ivar Lawrence Berglund and Martina Dreher married in 1939, Brighton, Colorado ^[6] They were the parents of five children, four living names not listed due to privacy concerns.^[7][8]

US WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947

• Ivan Laurence Berglund; Age 25; Lexington, Missouri; 27 June 1915; Residence: Brighton, Adams, Colorado; Registration 1940; Employer: James J McMorrow; Weight 140; Compexion: Ruddy; Eye Color: Blue; Hair Color; Brown; Height: 5'7"; Next of Kin: Martina Berglund^[9]

US WWII Army Enlistment Records 1938-1946

• Ivar L. Berglund, Birth Year: 1915; Nativity: Missouri; State of Residence: Colorado; County: Adams; Enlistment date 13 Apr 1944; Education: Grammar School; Civil Occupation: Farm hand, general farms; Marital Status: Married ^[10]
  

  Ivar Berglund served in the United States Army in World War II
  Service started: 1944
  Unit(s): 19th Infantry Regiment
  Service ended: 1946
  

  Ivar Berglund was awarded the Purple Heart.

He enlisted into the Army, 13 April 1944, served in the Philippine Islands, with the 19th Infantry, assigned to the 24th Infantry Division, was wounded in the Pacific Theater on 8 June 1945 and received a Purple Heart. He was released from the Army 9 January 1946. He received the Asiatic Pacific Service Medal, Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one Bronze Star, WWII Victory Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Purple Heart Medal, and Bronze Sv Arrowhead, Pacific thr Cir 465 WD44. He was listed as a Rifleman 745, and combat Infantryman S M1 Rifle. Ivar said that when he was wounded, he was suppose to get into the Ambulance, but he didn't, which was a good thing, since shortly afterwards the Ambulance was bombed and everyone in it had been killed. Note: Ivar Lawrence was a farm laborer, and could have been excused from service, but wanted to serve his country. ^[2]

His main occupations: Farm worker; Gas Station Attendant ^[11]

He died from throat cancer, in 1982. ^[12][13][2]

He was interred at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colorado, Grave #4, Section 36, Block 4, Lot 36 ^[14][15]

DNA

Ancestry.com DNA results, Eldest daughter and Youngest daughter of Ivar L. Berglund share 2,508 cm, across 68 segments. Youngest daughter of Ivar L. Berglund and niece share 1,411 cm across 50 segments. 2nd-3rd cousin, family of Jennie Berglund and Thomas Bray, shares 280 cm across 13 segments.^[16]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Birth Certificate from Missouri, in possession of P. Kreutzer
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} US Dept of Veterans Affairs Birls Death File 1850-2010: Ivar Berglund, Birth Date 27 Jun 1915; death date 27 July 1982; Branch 1 Army; Enlistment Date 4/13/1944; Release Date 1/9/1946
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX2X-CQR : accessed 14 December 2018), Lawrence Berglund in household of Ivar Berglund, Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States; citing ED 86, sheet 5A, line 47, family 130, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 159; FHL microfilm 1,820,159.
4. ↑ Family memories told by Ivar Lawrence Berglund
5. ↑ United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X74H-7XH : accessed 14 December 2018), Lawrence Berglund in household of Will C Shacklee, Semper, Jefferson, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 25, sheet 2B, line 67, family 48, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 243; FHL microfilm 2,339,978.
6. ↑ Marriage Certificate from Adams County, Colorado, in possession of P. Kreutzer
7. ↑ Birth Certificates in possession of family
8. ↑ DNA match between eldest and youngest siblings
9. ↑ US WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947: Ivan Laurence Berglund
10. ↑ US WWII Army Enlistment Records 1938-1946, Ivar L. Berglund, enlistment date: 13 Apr 1944
11. ↑ Personal recollection from Ivar Lawrence Berglund's family
12. ↑ Death Certificate in possession of the Berglund family
13. ↑ United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLY5-B43 : 20 May 2014), Ivar Berglund, Jul 1982; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)
14. ↑ Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colorado Grave #4, Section 36, Block 4, Lot 36
15. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77325572 : accessed 20 June 2019), memorial page for Ivar Lawrence Berglund (27 Jun 1915–27 Jul 1982), Find A Grave Memorial no. 77325572, citing Mount Olivet Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA ; Maintained by liliana (contributor 47018981) .
16. ↑ Ancestry.com DNA results

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