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HAGGSTROM, Vernon Edwin - Date of
birth
30 March 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Deer Park, Spokane County, Washington -
Hometown
Jefferson County, Oregon
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39470870 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
44th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 February 1945 - Place of
death
Daleiden, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 7 | 8 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Jonas A. Haggstrom (father)
Bedie E. (Provence) Haggstrom (mother)
Freda A. Haggstrom (sister)
Joyce B. Haggstrom (sister)
Harold D. Haggstrom (brother)
Virginia Haggstrom (sister)
Phillip A. Haggstrom (brother)
Karl E. Haggstrom (brother)
Roy A. Haggstrom (brother)
Elsie R. (Koepke) Haggstrom (wife)
More information
Pvt Vernon E. Haggstrom attended high school for two years before he enlisted in Spokane, Washington on 21 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 / Haggstrom and Shank Tree / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery