David Glenn Drugan Jr. ^{3 4 5 6 7 8}

   Cause of his death was Amyloidosis.

  General Notes:

Was a Staff Sergeant in the US Army. Also served with the Minnesota National Guard. Also served in the C.C.C.. Also served in the WPA.
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  Birth Notes:

Name: David Glenn Drugan
Gender: Male
Birth date: 31 May 1918
Birthplace: Winona Co., Minn.
Name note: third child of mother
Race: White
Father's name: David Drugan
Father's birthplace: U. S.
Father's age: 29y
Mother's name: Lena L. Hanson
Mother's birthplace: U. S.
Mother's age: 24y
Indexing project (batch) number: C75172-0
System origin: Minnesota-EASy
GS film number: 1377832
Reference id: 1900-1920

Citing this Record
"Minnesota, Births and Christenings, 1840-1980," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FDQT-GXX : accessed 01 Mar 2013), David Glenn Drugan, 31 May 1918.
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  Death Notes:

Given name: David
Middle name: G
Surname: Drugan
Birth date: 31 May 1918
State: Minnesota
Last place of residence: Winona, Minnesota
Previous residence postal code: 55987
Event date: 18 June 2004
Age: 86

Citing this Record
"United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J5F4-WXM : accessed 01 Mar 2013), David G Drugan, 18 June 2004.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Winona, MN on 28 January 1920. ⁵

1920 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 207, Family 80, Roll 865
Winona, Winona County, Minnesota
467 East Fourth Street; house rented
David Drugan..Son..1y 7m..MN

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Winona, MN on 14 April 1930. ⁶

1930 US Census
Sheet 15A, District 29, Family 355, Roll 1135
Winona, Winona County, Minnesota
552 West 4th Street; Rent $25
David Drugan..Son..11..MN

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Winona, MN on 9 April 1940. ⁷

1940 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 85-30A, Family 170, Roll 1969
Winona, Winona County, Minnesota
618 West Howard Street; house rented $18
Same place in 1935
David Drugan..Son..21..MN..12th grade..Common Laborer, Road Construction..seeking work for 105 weeks..worked 52 weeks last year..earned $680 in 1939

(Living with step-father and mother.)
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• Military: US Army, 6 January 1941, Winona, MN. Name: David G Drugan
event type: Military Service
event date: 06 Jan 1941
event place: Winona, Minnesota, United States
race: White
citizenship status: citizen
birth year: 1918
birthplace: MINNESOTA
education level: 4 years of high school
civilian occupation: Clerks, general office
marital status: Single, without dependents
military rank: Private First Class
army branch: Coast Artillery Corps or Army Mine Planter Service
army component: National Guard (Officers, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)

Citing this Record
"United States, World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K8G5-Z9V : accessed 01 Mar 2013), David G Drugan, 06 Jan 1941.
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• His occupation from 1945 to 1954 was an Accountant for Winona County Highway Department in Winona, MN. ^{3 9}

• He resided in Baraboo, WI in July 1945.
A Winona, MN newspaper article about David's discharge from the Army indicated his address as "Baraboo, formerly of Winona."

• His occupation from 1955 to 1979 was an US Postal Service in Winona, MN. ^{3 9}

• His obituary was published in the Unknown newspaper in June 2004 in , Winona County, MN.

David G. Drugan, 86, of 1050 W. Wabasha St., Winona, died Friday, June 18, 2004, at Lake Winona Manor. David was born May 31, 1918, in Winona to David G. and Lena L. (Hanson) Drugan. He married Margaret Koch on April 22, 1946, at Saint Mary's Catholic Church, Winona.

He left Winona in 1941 with the National Guard to serve in the U.S. Army. He served in Europe with an anti-aircraft artillery battery as a platoon sergeant. David was a part of the D-Day invasion. He received five battle stars and the Bronze Star for Meritorious Service. He was discharged on July 3, 1945, at Fort Snelling, Minnesota.

David began working for the Winona County Highway Department as a bookkeeper for nine years. He became a city letter carrier with the U.S. Postal Service, retiring in 1979 after 24 years of service.

David was a member of Saint Mary's Catholic Church and American Legion Post No. 9, Winona.

He is survived by his loving wife, Margaret; three daughters, Judi (Henry) Jozwick of Hutchinson, Minnesota, Joan (Allen) Staige of Onalaska, Wisconsin, and Julie (Rick) Bigaouette of Prior Lake, Minnesota; six grandsons, Jason and Aran Jozwick, Casey and Christopher Staige, and Nicholas and Jonathan Bigaouette; three great-granddaughters, Amanda, Brooklyn and Jayda Staige; two great-grandsons, Austin and Mason Jozwick; two brothers, John (LaVonne) Drugan of Warren, Michigan, and William (Jackie) Drugan of Greensboro, Georgia; and a sister, Martha (Robert) Westphal of Modesto, California.

David was preceded in death by his parents and three sisters, Bernice, Margaret and Ruth.

David was an honorable man with a great love of family and friends. His happiest moments were spent with his family, sitting on his porch admiring his flowers and the purple martens. He was an avid reader of history, especially World War II.

A Mass of Christian celebration for David will be held at 11:30 AM Monday, June 21, 2004, at Saint Mary's Catholic Church, with the Rev. William Becker officiating. Entombment will be in Saint Mary's Cemetery, Winona. Friends may call on from 10 AM until the time of services Monday at Saint Mary's Church.

Casket bearers will be his six grandsons.

Members of American Legion Post No. 9, Winona, will conduct military burial rites at the cemetery Monday after the church service.

Memorial gifts may be directed to the American Heart Association, the Kidney Foundation or to the Amyloidosis Foundation.

Services entrusted to Fawcett-Junker Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Winona.

(Source: Unknown newspaper)
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• He was buried on 21 June 2004 in the Saint Marys Cemetery in Winona, MN.

Find A Grave Memorial #55089402
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David married Margaret Katherine Koch, daughter of Alvin Frederick Koch and Agnes B. Lynch, on 22 April 1946 in Winona, MN.^{1 3} (Margaret Katherine Koch was born on 8 May 1925 in Wyattville, MN,^{3 9 10} died on 19 March 2016 in Hutchinson, MN ¹⁰ and was buried after 19 March 2016 in Saint Marys Cemetery, Winona, MN ¹⁰.). The cause of her death was Osteoporosis/High Blood Pressure Heart Disease 2000 (Angioplasty).

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They resided at 1113 1/2 West King Street in November 1947 in Winona, MN.

• They resided at 1113 1/2 West Howard Street September 1948 to July 1949 in Winona, MN.
A Sep 1948 birth announcement gave this address. Another article mentioned David's re-enlistment for 3 years in military intelligence gave this address.

• They resided at 515 Huff Street July 1949 to December 1951 in Winona, MN.
A Winona newspaper article about David Drugan being involved in an automobile accident and another article about him winning movie tickets both gave this address.

• They resided at 1603 West Fifth Street in March 1953 in Winona, MN.
A Winona newspaper article mentioning the David Drugan family attending a school function gave this address. This was the West End Cabins.

• They resided at 728 1/2 West King May 1954 to May 1956 in Winona, MN.
A Winona newspaper article about Mrs. David Drugan's hospital stay gave this address. Another article in May 1956 details David Drugan's military reunion information also gave this address.

• They resided at 1050 West Wabasha November 1969 to March 1974 in Winona, MN.
A Winona newspaper article about hospital admissions for Mrs. David Drugan gave this address. Birth announcements for Aran Joswick in Mar 1974 gave the same address for the maternal grandparents.

• They resided at 1050 West Seventh Street in September 2004 in Winona, MN.