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ALMQUIST, Quinton Carl David - Date of
birth
7 August 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36919184 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 April 1945 - Place of
death
Near Münich, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 6 | 28 |
Immediate family
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Members
Gustaf J. Almquist (father)
Sigrid C. (Franson) Almquist (mother)
Sigvard L. Almquist (brother)
Ruth I. Almquist (sister)
Ethel M. Almquist (sister)
Sixten E. Almquist (brother)
Eleanor (Hagen) Almquist (wife)
Janice Almquist (daughter)
Sandra L. Almquist (daughter)
More information
Pvt Quinton C. D. Almquist attended high school for four years and worked for the Chicago and North Western Railroad Company as a brakeman.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / Cooper Family Tree / Chicago and North Western Railroad Employment Records, http://www.45thdivision.org
Photo source: Janice Almquist Horejsi (daughter)