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Personal info

Full name
SAUER, Harlan Owen
Date of birth
1 July 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Dickinson, Stark County, North Dakota
Hometown
Devils Lake, Ramsey County, North Dakota

Military service

Service number
37579040
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 November 1944
Place of death
North of Heistern, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 15 8

Immediate family

Members
Herman O. Sauer (father)
Anna Sauer (mother)

More information

His mother was born in Norway.

Pvt Harlan O. Sauer was first buried at Temporary American Cemetery Henri-Chapelle Block X, Row 10, Grave 96.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet