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HAFSTAD, Christian Alf - Date of
birth
26 June 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Oslo, Norway -
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32183170 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
54th Armored Field Artillery Battalion,
3rd Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 March 1945 - Place of
death
Aachen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 12 | 10 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Alfred Hafstad (father)
Astrid Hafstad (mother)
August Hafstad (brother)
More information
Christian enlisted on 7 October 1941 at Ft Dix, New Jersey. He was killed near the war´s end on the final push to the Rhine in Aachen, Germany. He came through France in the D-Day effort.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com
Photo source: Astrid van Erp