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Personal info

Full name
BORSETH, William Arthur Jr
Date of birth
28 December 1923
Age
20
Place of birth
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Hometown
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37547395
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 October 1944
Place of death
Bezange-la-Petite, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 18 31

Immediate family

Members
William A. Borseth (father)
Viola R. (Fenner) Borseth (mother)
Robert E. Borseth (brother)
Barbara Borseth (sister)
Jean F. (Crenshaw) Borseth (wife)

More information

Pfc William A. Borseth Jr. attended Washburn High School before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Elton Hobbs Family / U.S. Marriage Index, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton, wwww.newspapers.com - The Minneapolis Star 1 November 1945, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Army Lenertz, www.ancestry.com - Washburn High School Yearbook 1946 / Wendy Borseth, www.newspapers.com - The Minneapolis Star 1 November 1945