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Personal info

Full name
CHRISTENSEN, Marvin Leroy
Date of birth
3 April 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36641867
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
143rd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Selestat, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 20 40

Immediate family

Members
Louis Christensen (father)
Maggie (Larsen) Christensen (mother)
Elizabeth P. Christensen (sister)
Bessie Christensen (sister)
Ingeborg L. Christensen (sister)
Glen L. Christensen (brother)
Harold R. Christensen (brother)
Ruth Christensen (sister)
Arthur L. Christensen (brother)

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.memorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Cook County, Illinois Birth Index / https://36th-id.frb.io / 143rd-October-1944-to-end.pdf
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy