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ANDERSON, Ernest James - Date of
birth
26 August 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Chisholm, St. Louis County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Chisholm, St. Louis County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37566494 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
324th Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 November 1944 - Place of
death
Strasbourg, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 32 | 23 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ernest W. Anderson (father)
Treva B. (Fridlund) Anderson (mother)
Phoebe Anderson (sister)
More information
Pfc Ernest J. Anderson was employed at the Western Oil Company before he enlisted on 22 June 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Phoebe Anderson, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Minnesota Birth Index, www.findagrave.com – MAJ Jimmy Cotton
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, Marybeth Novak Lindgren