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Personal info

Full name
CHELSTROM, Martin William
Date of birth
13 May 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota
Hometown
Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37583762
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Augny, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 14 81

Immediate family

Members
John A. Chelstrom (father)
Ida L. (Anderson) Chelstrom (mother)
Mabel L. Chelstrom (sister)
Lily R. Chelstrom (sister)
Ethel P. Chelstrom (sister)
Lloyd A. Chelstrom (brother)
John A. Chelstrom (brother)
Mildred Chelstrom (sister)
Delores Chelstrom (sister)
Edna M. (Talbot) Chelstrom (wife)
Cleo J. Chelstrom (daughter)
David T. Chelstrom (son)

More information

Pfc Martin W. Chelstrom enlisted on 16 October 1940. He joined the 11th Infantry Regiment at Fort McClellan, Calhoun, Alabama in January 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record 1942-1949 / Mc Vean Family Tree / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy