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Personal info

Full name
NELSON, Theodore John
Date of birth
4 April 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota
Hometown
Washburn, McLean County, North Dakota

Military service

Service number
17053761
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 November 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 10 36

Immediate family

Members
Hans C. Nelson (father)
Irene Nelson (mother)
Barbara Nelson (sister)
Bruce Nelson (brother)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930/1940 Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Knudson, www.ancestry.com - jfosberg1978