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ERIKSSON, Axel Ingvar - Date of
birth
20 December 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Karbenning, Sweden -
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36536855 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
117th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 October 1944 - Place of
death
Herzogenrath - Ofden, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 4 | 6 |
Immediate family
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Members
Axel Eriksson (father)
Elsa Maria (Gustafsson) Eriksson (mother)
Ingrid V. Eriksson (sister)
More information
Private Eriksson graduated from Denby High School and worked for Carboloy before he enlisted in November 1942. He was sent overseas in January 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.oldhickory30th.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Passenger List, www.newspapers.com - Detroit Free Press
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Detroit Free Press