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SORENSON, Robert Edward - Date of
birth
16 May 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Washington -
Hometown
Kootenai County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39463953 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 December 1944 - Place of
death
Strass, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 32 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ole Sorenson (father)
Henrietta K. (Seversen) Sorenson (mother)
Oswald H. Sorenson (brother)
Edith M. Sorenson (sister)
George L. Sorenson (brother)
More information
Pfc Robert E. Sorenson was a lumberman.He enlisted in Spokane, Washington on 18 March 1943.
His parents were immigrants from Norway.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / Naturalization Record of mother, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org – After Action Report
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet