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SVENSON, James Walter - Date of
birth
15 February 1912 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
Careywood, Bonner County, Idaho -
Hometown
Stevens County, Washington
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39469579 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
329th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 January 1945 - Place of
death
Honvelez, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 13 | 24 |
Immediate family
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Members
Theodore R. Svenson (father)
Retta L. (Wallace) Svenson (mother)
Charles T. B. Svenson (brother)
Alice H. Svenson (sister)
Hazel B. Svenson (sister)
Warren D. Svenson (brother)
Jesse L. Svenson (brother)
Jeane M. Svenson (sister)
Dorothy G. Svenson (wife)
More information
Pfc James W. Svenson attended high school for four years and was a miner.He enlisted in Spokane, Washington on 31 December 1943.
Pfc Svenson was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Wallace family Tree / 1930 Census, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org – After Action Report
Photo source: Peter Schouteten