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Pvt William A. Sorenson attended Central High School in Duluth, Minnesota

He was initially buried at the Temporary Military Cemetery of Ittenbach, Germany.

In a letter to his wife, his commanding officer, Capt Beasor B. Walker, explained what had happened: "On 15 April 1945 your husband's company was assigned the mission of taking a German held strong point in the vicinity of Torfhaus, Germany. The attack progressed cross-country and after bitter fighting the objective was reached and secured. The enemy however launched a vigorous counter attack supported by tanks and self-propelled guns. The enemie's onslaught was so vigorous that the company was forced to withdraw to a more strategic position. It was during this bitter fighting that your husband, upholding the grand tradition of the American Army, was heroically performing his duties as rifleman when he was killed by shrapnel from an enemy shell, which landed close to his position. As his Commanding Officer, I want to assure you that he died as a soldier, fighting on the field of battle against the enemies of our country. He was killed instantly with no suffering of liagering pain.

The picture was taken in high school in 1934.