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CHRISTENSEN, Dean Franklin - Date of
birth
19 May 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Northfield, Dakota County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39255984 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
H Company,
3rd Battalion,
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
23 December 1944 - Place of
death
Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 16 | 72 |
Immediate family
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Members
Harley Christensen (father)
Mabel K. (Bille) Christensen (mother)
Earl Christensen (brother)
Allen Christensen (brother)
More information
Sgt Dean F. Christensen attended high school for three years and was employed at Lockheed Aircraft Company in Burbank, California.He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.ww2-airborne.us, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten