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Personal info

Full name
LARSON, Morrell Harvey
Date of birth
23 January 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Clearbrook County, Minnesota
Hometown
Beltrami County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37577698
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 December 1944
Place of death
Near Dillingen/Saar, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
C 27 8

Immediate family

Members
Ludvig D. Larson (father)
Anna C. (Steffenson) Larson (mother)
Lillian I. O. Larson (sister)
Harry B. Larson (brother)
Orville Larson (brother)
Lester Larson (brother)
Clifford Larson (brother)
Edna Larson (sister)
Durwood C. Larson (brother)
Verna B. (Patterson) Larson (wife)

More information

Pfc Morrell H. Larson attended high school for 4 years and was a Salesman to consumers before he enlisted.

He enlisted in Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 18 September 1943.

He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery St. Avold, France Block SSS, Row 10, Grave 117.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com, 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 / Bungum Family Tree / WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten