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CARSON, Virgil Blaine - Date of
birth
12 September 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Corsica, Douglas County, South Dakota -
Hometown
Buffalo, Johnson County, Wyoming
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37357817 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
325th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
2 October 1944 - Place of
death
Katerbosch, near Middelaar, the Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
William J. Carson (father)
Cecilia M. (Winner) Carson (mother)
James W. Carson (brother)
Eva Carson (sister)
More information
Pfc Virgil B. Carson enlisted in Denver, Colorado on 30 August 1943.He was observing from his foxhole when he was shot in the head by small arms fire, probably a sniper. At that time it was impossible to recover his body due to intensive fire. Two men went to his aid, one was killed and the other wounded.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree, IDPF
Photo source: FOHF, www.footnote.com, Nicole Sproncken, Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - afrankovic