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LENSON, Raymond Harry - Date of
birth
19 December 1916 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa -
Hometown
Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37418156 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
3rd Battalion,
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 November 1944 - Place of
death
Haguenau, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 44 | 12 |
Immediate family
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Members
Alfred H. Lenson (father)
Clara M. (Wohrley) Lenson (mother)
Willard A. Lenson (brother)
Rosella L. Lenson (sister)
Marjorie C. (Mason) Lenson (wife)
More information
T/Sgt Raymond H. Lenson attended high school for four years and was employed at the Rich Manufacturing Company before he enlisted at Fort Des Moines, Iowa on 10 June 1942.He was killed by artillery shell fragments to his chest.
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 / Iowa WWII Bonus Case Files / Canfield Buck Limited Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Albert Ledoux
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks Clinton, Iowa / Noreen Fogarty