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name
ALEXANDER, Ernest Lewis - Date of
birth
2 April 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Danube, Renville County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Dane County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36958148 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
291st Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 January 1945 - Place of
death
Grand Halleux, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 9 | 71 |
Immediate family
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Members
Lewis H. Alexander (father)
Florence M. (Fouts) Alexander (mother)
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: Peter Schouteten