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Personal info

Full name
CARLSON, Frederick Gustave
Date of birth
14 June 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Hometown
Rock County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
O-1295506
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
22 October 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 4 21

Immediate family

Members
Oscar Carlson (father)
Hattie Carlson (mother)
John Carlson (brother)
Oscar E. Carlson (brother)
Margaret Carlson (sister)
Geraldine Carlson (sister)

More information

1st Lt Frederick G. Carlson graduated from Central High School in 1933.

He was taken prisoner and died of his wounds in a German prisoner of war camp. The exact location is not known.

The picture was taken in high school in 1933.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, WWII Draft Card, 1930 US Census

Photo source: Jac Engels, Central High School 1933