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Personal info

Full name
CHRISTENSEN, George Donald
Date of birth
17 January 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Grant, Newaygo County, Michigan
Hometown
Grant, Newaygo County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36865432
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 January 1945
Place of death
Near Arsdorf, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
F 10 5

Immediate family

Members
Niels H. Christensen (father)
Dagmar (Paulsen) Christensen (mother)
Edward T. Christensen (brother)
Albert P. Christensen (brother)
Harold Christensen (brother)
Donald Christensen (brother)
Doris Christensen (sister)

More information

Pfc George D. Christensen worked on his father's farm and attended Grand High School before he enlisted on 3 September 1942 in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

He is buried enxt to his brother Edward.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Orville L. Kline, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Alvin Hansen Family Tree, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - James Andrews / Richard Mullally
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Richard Mullally