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Personal info

Full name
HENRICHSEN, Maurice Clifton "Pete"
Date of birth
18 April 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Vivian, Lyman County, South Dakota
Hometown
Gann Valley, Buffalo County, South Dakota

Military service

Service number
37467331
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
358th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 January 1945
Place of death
Near Niederwampach, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 6 40

Immediate family

Members
Moritz C. Henrichsen (father)
Retta B. (Stahl) Henrichsen (mother)
Henry F. Henrichsen (brother)
Howard H. Henrichsen (brother)
Roberta Henrichsen (sister)
George C. Henrichsen (brother)
Georgia (DeJong) Henrichsen (wife)

More information

Pfc Maurice C. Henrichsen entered the service in December, 1942 and had been overseas since April, 1944.

He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Foy, Belgium.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Erwin Derhaag, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Ronald F. Erickson Family Tree, Argus-Leader 

Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Gigi Hickey, Argus-Leader