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Personal info

Full name
ERICKSON, Eric Reynold
Date of birth
15 December 1912
Age
31
Place of birth
Michigan
Hometown
Atlantic Mine, Houghton County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36103936
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Dornot-Arnaville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Isaac Erickson (father)
Josephine P. Erickson (mother)
Nancy Erickson (sister)
Isac Erickson (brother)
Wilfred A. Erickson (brother)
Eli Erickson (brother)
Emma Erickson (sister)
Elfie Erickson (sister)
Jacob A. Erickson (brother)
Martha S. Erickson (sister)
Raymond J. Erickson (brother)

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans / Erickson Family Tree, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Frogman