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Personal info

Full name
GOODMANSON, Merlyn C
Date of birth
29 March 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
South Dakota
Hometown
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37591462
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Niedermerz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 20 7

Immediate family

Members
Edwin S. Goodmanson (father)
Johanna (Amala) Goodmanson (mother)
Vernon W. Goodmanson (brother)
Lorraine E. Goodmanson (sister)
Duane E. Goodmanson (brother)
Max L. Goodmanson (brother)
Florence M. (Gulbransen) Goodmanson (wife)
Verne S. Goodmanson (son)

More information

Pfc Merlyn C. Goodmanson enlisted at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 26 February 1944.
He was posthumously awarded a Bronze Star.
Pfc Goodmanson went overseas in September. He was graduated from Central High School.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Molden Family Tree, www.oldhickory30th.com, www.newspapers.com - Star Tribune

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Star Tribune 18 February 1945, www.ancestry.com - Central High School Yearbook 1931