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OSTENSON, Carl Edward - Date of
birth
5 May 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Reed Point, Stillwater County, Montana -
Hometown
Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-539208 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 October 1944 - Place of
death
Forêt de Parroy, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 16 | 6 |
Immediate family
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Members
Peter Ostenson (father)
Illa B. (Anderson) Ostenson (mother)
Oscar Ostenson (brother)
Myrtle G. Ostenson (sister)
Palmer N. Ostenson (brother)
Clarence W. Ostenson (brother)
More information
2nd Lt Carl E. Ostenson graduated from Reed Point High School and from Montana State College in Bozeman, Montana and was employed in a store before he entered the army in August 1943. He was sent overseas in May 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, Combat History 314th Infantry Regiment, www.findagrave.com - Coleman
Photo source: http://montananewspapers.org, www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.ancestry.com – Pascale Gotterand