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Personal info

Full name
CARLSEN, Gunnar O
Date of birth
1913
Age
unknown
Place of birth
New York
Hometown
New York

Military service

Service number
32626902
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 December 1944
Place of death
Sector Bütgenbacher Heck - Dom Bütgenbach, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 6 52

More information

Pfc Gunnar O. Carlsen enlisted in New York City, New York on 12 November 1942. He was a waiter before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - New York Passenger Lists, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet