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BIOGRAPHY

Hjalmar sailed from Copenhagen, Denmark on the OSCAR II, 14 November 1912 arriving in New York 27 November 1912. He was seventeen years old. On the ship passenger list his trade was listed as a Blacksmith. He came to Reno, Nevada and lived with his sister Marie for a time before settling in Sparks. He worked for Southern Pacific Railroad as a car inspector for a time, then went to work for Standard Oil
Company. He enlisted in the army at Sparks 7 December 1917 and served as a Corporal in the Medical Corp until his discharge 12 August 1919 at the Presidio in San Francisco, California. Both he and Marjorie are buried in the Masonic Memorial Gardens Mausoleum in Reno, he the 30th June 1975, and she the 25th of June 1980.