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Ham Lake teen dusts off story of New Ulm sailor killed in World War II

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Robert Ervin Kaping was killed in action in May 1945 near Okinawa, Japan. He was the 67th man from Brown County, Minn., to be killed in WWII. Kaping joined the Navy in 1942 to emulate his brother Melvin, who enlisted in 1937. "He left us so soon, before he settled into what kind of man he'd become," his niece says.

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Ham Lake teen dusts off story of New Ulm sailor killed in World War II

Gavin Klabechek is among 16 students selected nationally to research "Silent Heroes" from WWII. He picked Robert Ervin Kaping.

·Minneapolis, United States
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Star Tribune broke the news in Minneapolis, United States on Saturday, May 20, 2023.
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