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PEDERSEN, Bob Earl - Date of
birth
24 December 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Orem, Utah County, Utah -
Hometown
Salt Lake City, Utah
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39909120 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
23rd Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Ondenval, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | 54 |
Immediate family
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Members
Peter M Pedersen (father)
Virgie G. Pedersen (mother)
Holly J. Pedersen (sister)
Blanche Pedersen (sister)
Goldie Pedersen (sister)
Rae Pedersen (sister)
More information
Bob Pedersen graduated from Lincoln High School and was a mechanic with the Garrett Freight Lines and with the Gibbons & Reed Constr. Co. and also worked in a hotel in Utah.He enlisted on 5 February 1943 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Utah, Military Records www.archives.gov - WWII Army Enlistment Record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Daily Herald - 20 March 1945