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Personal info

Full name
SORENSEN, John William
Date of birth
11 May 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Harvey, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Hometown
Clifton, Volusia County, Florida

Military service

Service number
14044596
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Huttingen an der Kyll, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
G 5 26

Immediate family

Members
Thorval Sorensen (father)
Aida (Hunter) Sorensen (mother)
Irvin Sorensen (brother)
Charles Sorensen (brother)
Helen Sorensen (sister)
Hilda Sorensen (sister)
Chris C. Sorensen (brother)
Mary J. Sorensen (sister)
Edward Sorensen (brother)
Evilyn Sorensen (sister)
Dorothy Sorensen (sister)
Bertha Sorensen (sister)

More information

Pfc John W. Sorensen joined the Regular Army at Cp. Blanding, Florida on 27 June 1941.
He worked on a farm before he enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / Cowart Family Tree, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

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