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Personal info

Full name
MOEN, Midle Alvin
Date of birth
26 October 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Grenville, Day County, South Dakota
Hometown
Grenville, Day County, South Dakota

Military service

Service number
37250123
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Sauceray, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 13 11

Immediate family

Members
Herman Moen (father)
Anna Moen (mother)
Evelyn Moen (sister)
Helmer Moen (brother)
Gladys Moen (sister)
Lloyd Moen (brother)
Leroy Moen (brother)
Lloyd A. Moen (brother)

More information

Pfc Midle A. Moen worked on the family farm before he enlisted in Aberdeen, South Dakota on 13 April 1942. He was sent overseas on 22 March 1944.

He was killed by small arms fire.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, Fallen Sons and Daughters of SD in WWII