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Personal info

Full name
CARLSON, Paul John Francis
Date of birth
20 January 1917
Age
28
Place of birth
Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Hometown
Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Military service

Service number
O1328115
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
24 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Mettendorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
A 6 20

Immediate family

Members
John A. Carlson (father)
Annie Carlson (mother)
Vivian Carlson (sister)

More information

2nd Lt Paul J. F. Carlson attended college for three years and was an office manager at CW. Beardsley.

He enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 9 February 1942.

Lt Carlson was reported seriously wounded in action on 24 February 1945 and he died the same day of his wounds.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery