LCDR Dennis John (Kader) Knutson

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1930 Census
Name: Kader N Knutson [Dennis John Knutson]
Birth Year: abt 1922
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: North Dakota
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: Park River, Walsh, North Dakota
Ward of City: 3rd
House Number in Cities or Towns: 1
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read and Write: No
Father's Birthplace: North Dakota
Mother's Birthplace: North Dakota
Household Members:
Name Age
Clinton W Knutson 32
Minnie I Knutson 32
Irene A Knutson 10
Kader N Knutson 8
Arthur J Knutson 6
Jean H Knutson 1 year 10 months

1940 Census
Name: Dennis J Knutson
Age: 18
Estimated birth year: abt 1922
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: North Dakota
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Park River, Walsh, North Dakota
Street: Wedge Avenue
Inferred Residence in 1935: Park River, Walsh, North Dakota
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 2nd year
Weeks Worked in 1939: 8
Income: 80
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Name Age
Clinton W Knutson 43
Minnie J Knutson 42
Irene A Knutson 20
Dennis J Knutson 18
Arthur J Knutson 16
Harriet J Knutson 11
Larry D Knutson 5
Don C Knutson 2

MILITARY RECORDS

Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Name: Dennis Knutson
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 17 Nov 1921
Death Date: 17 Mar 2006
Branch 1: NAVY
Enlistment Date 1: 5 Nov 1949
Release Date 1: 3 Nov 1955
Branch 2: NAVY
Enlistment Date 2: 21 Mar 1963
Release Date 2: 31 May 1972

U.S. Navy Cruise Books, 1918-2009 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2011.

Name: Dennis J Knutson
Ship Name: USS Durham
Ship Classification: LKA-114
Year: 1968-1970

OBITUARY

Florida Today; 30 Mar 2006


DENNIS KNUTSON MELBOURNE Lt. Cmdr. Dennis John Knutson, U.S. Navy, retired, 84, of Melbourne, passed away on Friday, March 17, 2006. Cmdr. Knutson retired after 30 plus years in the U.S. Navy. He served in World War II. Korea and Vietnam. Cmdr. Knutson is survived by his wife, Ellouise (Shelton) Knutson; three sons, Michael (Karen), John (Judy) George (Cathy), six grandchildren; two sisters; and two brothers.

Interment was in Marion, Ohio, on Tuesday, March 21, 2006. A Memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 1, 2006 at Advent Lutheran Church, 7550 N. Wickham Road. The Rev. Rick Hartmann will officiate.

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Dennis John Knutson was born in Park River, ND to Minnie Irene (Jobe) and Clinton Wilbert Knutson in 1921.

Lt Cmdr. Dennis John Knutson served 30 plus years in the United States Navy. He served in WWII, Korea and Vietnam, receiving the Meritorious Service Medal, and Purple Heart.

He Married Gladys Ellouise Shelton in 1947, in Yuma, AZ. Together that raised three sons, Michael, John and George.

His career took him all over the world. He was stationed while on land, in California, Alaska, Panama, Occupied Japan, Virginia and Illinois. His family traveled with him, and upon his retirement, he moved to Marion, Ohio so that his wife could be closer to her family.

Birth:
Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Dennis John Knutson
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 17 Nov 1921
Birth Place: Farm Lankin, North Dakota
Death Date: 17 Mar 2006
Father: Clinton W Knutson
Mother: Minne Jobe
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Sep 1941: Name listed as DENNIS JOHN KNUTSON; 25 Mar 2006: Name listed as DENNIS J KNUTSON

Buried:
Grave location, obituary, portraits, and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=130526461

Died:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Dennis J. Knutson
Last Residence: 32935 Melbourne, Brevard, Florida
BORN: 17 Nov 1921
Died: 17 Mar 2006
State (Year) SSN issued: North Dakota (Before 1951)

Dennis married Gladys Ellouise Shelton. Gladys (daughter of George Calvin Shelton and Millie Gladys McGlothlin) was born 21 May 1923, Pike Co. KY; died 04 Apr 2009, Marion Co. OH; was buried , Marion Cemetery, Marion, Marion Co. OH. [Group Sheet]