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Personal info

Full name
NIELSEN, Nis
Date of birth
7 October 1906
Age
38
Place of birth
Redding, Denmark
Hometown
Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa

Military service

Service number
37197752
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
111th Engineer Combat Battalion,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 December 1944
Place of death
France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 7 52

Immediate family

Members
Jens C. Nielsen (father)
Anne H. L. (Petersen) Nielsen (mother)
Magdalene Nielsen (sister)
Barthold P. Nielsen (brother)

More information

Pfc Nis Nielsen was employed at the Carlson Construction Company.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, https://36th-id.frb.io, https://texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org/, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Hanke Family Tree, www.findagrave.com – Albert Ledoux

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy