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Personal info

Full name
DANIELSEN, Gunnar Daniel
Date of birth
1 June 1909
Age
35
Place of birth
Arendal, Aust-Agder fylke, Norway
Hometown
Teaneck, Bergen County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32605171
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
99th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
7 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinty of Malmédy, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 1 51

Immediate family

Members
Terje Danielsen (father)
Tonny (Omholt) Danielsen (sister)

More information

Pvt Gunnar D. Danielsen enlisted on 4 January 1943 in Newark, New Jersey.

He died of a penetration wound in the right side of his abdomen.

He was initially buried in a temporary grave at Henri-Chapelle on 9 January 1945 and was given his final resting place on 18 August 1948.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, IDPF

Photo source: Peter Schouteten