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BROSTROM, Riedar Kjell - Date of
birth
19 January 1923 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Norway -
Hometown
Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
16156805 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
301st Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 February 1945 - Place of
death
Freudenburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 7 | 68 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Christian J. Brostrom (father)
Ragna K. (Bratli) Brostrom (mother)
Harry Brostrom (brother)
Alfhilda Brostrom (sister)
Solveig L. Brostrom (sister)
Betty J. Brostrom (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Riedar K. Brostrom attended West High School and was employed at Fardy's Grocery before he volunteered for the U.S. Army in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 11 December 1942. He was sent overseas in August 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / Lynghamer Mason Family Tree, http://www.94thinfdiv.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, Herman Wolters