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Mikael Granum autobiography, 1995, 2004
- Title
- Mikael Granum autobiography, 1995, 2004
- Identifier
- P1571
- Date
- 1995, 2004
- Creator
- Granum, Mikael
- Description
- Growing up on a farm near Lake Mjosa, Granum joined the Norwegian merchant marine for two years in 1936, then he was drafted into the Norwegian navy for nearly two years. Rejoining the merchant marine in 1939, he was in England when Norway was invaded. Ending up in Minnesota, he joined the U.S. Army and became a U.S. citizen. Eventually he was sent to France and participated in the Battle of the Bulge and the liberation of Buchenwald camp. Revisiting his family after the war he discovered that one of his brothers had been a collaborator. Returning to Minneapolis, he was trained as a printer and worked for over thirty years for the Minneapolis public Schools.
- Location: 13/A/6
- Extent
- 1 folder
- Type
- Manuscripts
Collection
Citation
Granum, Mikael, “Mikael Granum autobiography, 1995, 2004,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 17, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/10857.