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KAPPEDAL, Chester Selvin - Date of
birth
2 February 1921 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Polk County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Garden, Polk County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37299251 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 March 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 13 | 23 |
Immediate family
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Members
Carl A. Kappedal (father)
Sarah L. (Vangen) Kappedal (mother)
Berendt E. Kappedal (brother)
Louise F. (Renna) Kappedal (sister)
Olaf A. Kappedal (brother)
Reuben L. Kappedal (brother)
Bernice E. Kappedal (sister)
More information
Sgt Chester Kappedal is remembered at the Fertile Veteran's Memorial Plaza Memorial in Fertile, Polk County, Minnesota.He was first buried at Block Y, Row 1, Grave 20.
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 / Minnesota Birth Index / Molden Family Tree, www.findagrave.com - Shane O
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Shane O