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DAHL, Willard Earl - Date of
birth
20 July 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa -
Hometown
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37446927 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
319th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Létricourt, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 5 | 60 |
Immediate family
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Members
George Dahl (father)
Merle L. (Boone) Dahl (mother)
George P. Dahl (brother)
More information
Pfc Willard E. Dahl was convicted for jail braking in 1938 and robbery in 1939. In 1939 he was given a 10 year penalty, and became an inmate at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa on 30 March 1939. On 18 June 1939 he was transferred to the Iowa State Reformatory in Anamosa where he was paroled on 28 November 1942.He enlisted on 12 December 1942.
He was killed by a bullet in his abdomen.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards / Iowa Consecutive Registers of Convicts, www.80thDivision.com
Photo source: www.ancestry.com – newspapers.com