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Personal info

Full name
DAHLEN, Henry Orvil
Date of birth
11 April 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
McGrath, Aitkin County, Minnesota
Hometown
King County, Washington

Military service

Service number
39183774
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 October 1944
Place of death
Northern outskirts of Aachen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 7 64

Immediate family

Members
Norman Dahlen (father)
Hettie Dahlen (mother)
Ruby Dahlen (sister)
Doris Dahlen (sister)
Mavis Dahlen (sister)
Beatrice Dahlen (sister)
Marion Dahlen (sister)

More information

T/4 Henry O. Dahlen was a miner.

He enlisted in Tacoma, Washington on 22 July 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1920/1930 Census, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Storiesbehindthestars.org