Hoel, Eldon L., 1922-

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Hoel (b.1922) grew up on a farm in Wisconsin and served in the Navy from 1943 to 1946.

He served aboard ABSD-4, an auxiliary floating dry dock that was anchored in the Admiralty Islands. After discharge at the rank of yeoman first class, he worked in the city clerk's office in Madison (Wisconsin), rearranged the city's files using the Navy filing system, and reached the position of city clerk, which he held for twenty-three 23 years.

From the description of Oral history interview with Eldon Hoel [sound recording], 2002. (Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 57169809

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Place Name Admin Code Country
Wisconsin--Madison
Wisconsin
Papua New Guinea--Admiralty Islands
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Ships
Corpse removals
Dry docks
Sailors
Sailors
Sailors
Veterans
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
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Birth 1922

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