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Personal info

Full name
CHRISTENSEN, Edward Theodore
Date of birth
10 August 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Grant, Newaygo County, Michigan
Hometown
Grant, Newaygo County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36150459
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
H Company,
3rd Battalion,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 September 1944
Place of death
Near Nijmegen, the Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
F 10 6

Immediate family

Members
Niels H. Christensen (father)
Dagmar (Paulsen) Christensen (mother)
Albert P. Christensen (brother)
Harold Christensen (brother)
George D. Christensen (brother)
Doris Christensen (sister)

More information

T/4 Edward T. Christensen worked on a farm before he enlisted in Kalamazoo, Michigan on 22 January 1941.

He was part of a small group, fighting a rear guard action to cover a withdrawal. Stubbornly holding his position until actually overrun by the enemy, he assisted gallantly in checking the German attack, thus permitting his company to withdraw in good order to its original position. For this action, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal posthumously.

He was killed by small arms fire to his stomach.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Molenhoek, the Netherlands.

He is buried next to his brother George.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Anna Christensen (niece), www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / My Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com – Dick O’Donnell / Richard Mullally, www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery / Dick O’Donnell