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SHELDEN, Harold Roy - Date of
birth
2 September 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Douglas, Converse County, Wyoming -
Hometown
Converse County, Wyoming
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20950386 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
H Company,
3rd Battalion,
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 September 1944 - Place of
death
Waalcrossing at Lent, Holland
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| L | 10 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
Leroy Shelden (father)
Benjamin F. Ellis (step-father)
Clova P. Shelden (mother)
Everett E. Shelden (brother)
Paul D. Shelden (brother)
More information
Pfc Harold R. Shelden attended Douglas High School.He enlisted in Douglas, Wyoming on 24 February 1941 and sent overseas January 1944.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Molenhoek, the Netherlands on 22 September 1944.
Source of information: Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.marketgarden.com, www.ancestry.com - Eikenbary-Wilson Family Tree, www.sunsetmarch.nl
Photo source: Marketgarden.com, www.findagrave.com - Andy / Sheree Dowdle