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ABRAHAMSON, Lyle Clifford - Date of
birth
25 September 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Valley City, Barnes County, North Dakota -
Hometown
Dilworth, Clay County, Minnesota -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37304777 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 December 1944 - Place of
death
Malmedy, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 8 | 44 |
Immediate family
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Members
Clifford Abrahamson (father)
Lila Abrahamson (mother)
Lenley A. Abrahamson (brother)
Charlotte Abrahamson (sister)
Doris C. Abrahamson (wife)
More information
Lyle Abrahamson enlisted in September 1942 and trained at Camp Wolter, Texas, Camp Blanding, Florida and Camp Atterbury, Indiana. He was sent overseas in February 1944.He was reported wounded in action on 24 September 1944 but remained in action. For this wound he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time.
He was killed when the hotel Nicolet in the city center of Malmedy was bombed by allied planes. The hotel served as a kitchen for K, L and M Companies.
It was unknown to the pilots that the allied troops were that far advanced and the town was already in Allied hands.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.30thinfantry.org, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Jewish Servicemen card
Photo source: Jac Engels, newspaper clipping - courtesy of Georges Herijgers