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TANGEN, John Bernard - Date of
birth
22 April 1912 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
Assinins, Baraga County, Michigan -
Hometown
Baraga, Baraga County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36456732 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 November 1944 - Place of
death
Montigny, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 30 | 25 |
Immediate family
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Members
Johann B. Tangen (father)
Mary A. (Altmeppen) Tangen (mother)
Herman A. Tangen (brother)
Henry Tangen (brother)
Teckla Tangen (sister)
Edsell I. Tangen (sister)
Annie Tangen (sister)
Herman A. Tangen (brother)
Rose W. Tangen (sister)
Susan Tangen (sister)
Margaret Tangen (sister)
Mary Tangen (sister)
Elisabeth Tangen (sister)
Helen M. Tangen (sister)
Agnes A. Tangen (sister)
Arnio Tangen (brother)
Bernard H. Tangen (brother)
More information
Pfc John B. Tangen worked on the family farm before he enlisted in Kalamazoo, Michigan on 17 March 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Schniers Family Tree, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Eric Ackerman
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy