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LARSON, Eric Harry - Date of
birth
12 September 1905 -
Age
39 - Place of
birth
Stockholm, Sweden -
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32222924 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
71st Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 November 1944 - Place of
death
Avricourt, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 4 | 49 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Lucy A. (Anderson) Larson (wife)
Alice M. Larson (daughter)
More information
Pfc Eric H. Larson attended high school for four years and was employed by the B.M.T. Division of the New York City transit system before he enlisted at Camp Upton, New York on 5 March 1942. He was sent overseas in September 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / Connecticut Federal Naturalization Records, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle 19 December 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy