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Personal info

Full name
CARLSON, Kenneth William
Date of birth
11 February 1921
Age
24
Place of birth
East Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut
Hometown
Hartford County, Connecticut

Military service

Service number
31191917
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 March 1945
Place of death
Aegidienberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 5 15

Immediate family

Members
Per A. Carlson (father)
Seyne H. Carlson (mother)
Harold R. Carlson (brother)

More information

S/Sgt Kenneth W. Carlson enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 26 September 1942. He attended high school for 4 years and was an insurance salesman before he enlisted. He landed on D-Day and fought all across Europa.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, Harold R. Carlson, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: Des Philippet, www.findagrave.com