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LOFBLAD, Hjalmar L - Date of
birth
18 January 1926 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Wisconsin -
Hometown
Pratt, Bayfield County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36287418 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
301st Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 February 1945 - Place of
death
Bannholz Woods, north of Sinz, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 5 | 39 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ernest W. Lofblad (father)
Anna M. Lofblad (mother)
Mildred M. Lofblad (sister)
Dorothy C. Lofblad (sister)
Anna E. Lofblad (sister)
Virginia E. Lofblad (sister)
Katherine M. Lofblad (sister)
Virginia C. Lofblad (wife)
More information
S/Sgt Hjalmar Lofblad enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 2 December 1942.He is remembered at the Mason Cemetery in Mason, Bayfield County, Wisconsin.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Virginia Yankee, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, http://www.94thinfdiv.com, www.findagrave.com – Paul Wilcox, www.newspapers.com – Eau Claire Leader Wisconsin - 17 March 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery / Whitney G / Paul Wilcox