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Personal info

Full name
JENSEN, Otto
Date of birth
7 August 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Lillesand, Aust-Agder, Norway
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York

Military service

Service number
32018710
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
8th Tank Battalion,
4th Armored Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
12 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 2 32

Immediate family

Members
Johannes Jensen (father)
Andrea (Mortensen) Jensen (mother)
Alf N. Jensen (brother)
Borge Jensen (brother)
Arvid Jensen (brother)
Johanne M. Jensen (sister)

More information

Otto Jensen served in an army tank division in Germany and was killed in combat two weeks before Germany surrendered.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com