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ENGELBRETSON, Donald Edward - Date of
birth
2 April 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36260213 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
137th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Bottrop, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 13 | 20 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ed Engelbretson (father)
Inga (Peterson) Engelbretson (mother)
Alden Engelbretson (brother)
Gertrude Engelbretson (sister)
Vernon Engelbretson (brother)
Kenneth Engelbretson (brother)
Elaine Engelbretson (sister)
Mary Sylvia (Sindler) Engelbretson (wife)
More information
S/Sgt Donald E. Engelbretson enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 26 August 1942.His also occurs as Donald E. Engebretson.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.coulthart.com/134, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Brigitte Thuis Haas