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Personal info

Full name
BERGGREN, Kenneth Roy
Date of birth
16 October 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Hometown
Fairfield County, Connecticut

Military service

Service number
31411171
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
309th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 January 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 11 7

Immediate family

Members
Godfrey A. Berggren (father)
Alfreda V. Berggren (mother)
Norman G. Berggren (brother)
Adella M. Berggren (brother)
Clinton B. Berggren (brother)
Jean L. Berggren (sister)

More information

Kenneth R. Berggren graduated from Danbury High School in 1942.

He enlisted in New Haven, Connecticut on 31 January 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Cards

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Danbury High School, 1942