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Personal info

Full name
VAN DUSEN, Theodore Wesley
Date of birth
14 May 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
O1054847
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 January 1945
Place of death
North of Faymonville, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 1 45

Immediate family

Members
Charles W. Van Dusen (father)
Minnie (Blanksby) Van Dusen (mother)
Charles Van Dusen (brother)

More information

2nd Lt Theodore W. Van Dusen volunteered for the Army of the United States in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 20 March 1942.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Joel Frampton Gilfert