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CARLSON, Frank L - Date of
birth
1909 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
New Jersey -
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6680631 -
Rank
Master Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
310th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 February 1945 - Place of
death
Eifel, in vicinity of Schmidt-Simmerath, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 21 | 2 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Elizabeth M. Carlson (wife)
More information
M/Sgt Frank L. Carlson somehow managed to enlist in the Army when he was 15 and had served steadily since. He enlisted in Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 8 June 1941 and was sent overseas in April 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.newspapers.com - Daily News - 4 April 1945, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 774th Tank Battalion
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Daily News - 4 April 1945