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KRUCHTEN, Ernest S - Date of
birth
1923 -
Age
unknown -
Place of birth
Devils Lake, Ramsey County, North Dakota -
Hometown
Cavalier County, North Dakota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-539052 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
55th Armored Infantry Battalion,
11th Armored Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of the Bois de Nom de Falize, Bertogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 10 | 13 |
Immediate family
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Members
Leo L. Kruchten (father)
Anna C. (Nett) Kruchten (mother)
Alvin J. Kruchten (brother)
Dorothy A. Kruchten (sister)
Walter R. Kruchten (brother)
More information
2nd Lt Ernest S. Kruchten attended the University of North Dakota for two years and was enrolled in the ROTC program.He joined the U.S. Army Reserve in Grand Forks, North Dakota on 3 June 1942.
Lt Kruchten is remembered at Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado listed on his parents marker.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.11tharmoreddivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Major M. / Derald Johnson, University of North Dakota 1941, 1942