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Personal info

Full name
CARSLAKE, Alfred H
Date of birth
18 July 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Lake Mine, Ontonagon County, Michigan
Hometown
Adams, Houghton County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36225797
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Vernéville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
D 11 23

Immediate family

Members
Alfred Carslake (father)
Selina Carslake (mother)
Selina Carslake (sister)
Mildred Carslake (sister)
Myrtle Carslake (sister)

More information

S/Sgt Alfred H. Carslake was a miner before he joined the Regular Army in Escanaba, Michigan on 2 April 1941.

He was hit in his stomach during an artillery barrage. He died during his evacuation, after the barrage had stopped.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.govwww.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / New York New York passenger and crew list 1909 1925 1957 / Ashley Graves Family Tree, Michael C. and James G. Bilder - "A foot soldier for Patton"

Photo source:
-, www.findagrave.com – Richard Mullally