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Personal info

Full name
BALERUD, James Edward
Date of birth
1 March 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Rural Plaza, North Dakota
Hometown
Minot, Ward County, North Dakota

Military service

Service number
3580132
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 February 1945
Place of death
Near Roth, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 16 49

Immediate family

Members
Torsten Balerud (father)
Helga C. (Heyerdahl) Balerud (mother)
Arthur B. Balerud (brother)
Theresa H. Balerud (sister)
Vida L. (Yonaka) Balerud (wife)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree, 345 Infantry Regiment History

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Minot Daily News 21 April 1939, Carol Larson Condit