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Personal info

Full name
GUNDERSON, Edwin James
Date of birth
23 March 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
O1012144
Rank
Captain
Function
unknown
Unit
33rd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 November 1944
Place of death
Hastenrath, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 4 15

Immediate family

Members
Edward J. Gunderson (father)
Florence J. (Baker) Gunderson (mother)
Catherine M. Gunderson (sister)
Marion J. Gunderson (sister)

More information

Edwin Gunderson attended Carlisle High School and State Teachers College, West Chester, Pennsylvania. He was a 165-pound varsity tackle, was elected by teammates to captain the 1936 Carlisled High School Team.

He was sent overseas in October 1943, first arriving in England. In November 1944 he was promoted from 1st lieutenant to Captain. At that time he had been in the Army three years and four months and had been in action in Germany.

Source of information: Jac Engels, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.newspapers.com - Harrisburg Telegraph / The Evening News

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - State Teachers College Yearbook 1941, www.newspapers.com - The Sentinel