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Personal info

Full name
CHRISTENSEN, Myron Reynolds
Date of birth
16 December 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36802501
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
222nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 January 1945
Place of death
Schweighouse-sur-Moder, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 15 2

Immediate family

Members
Albert E. Christensen (father)
Vivian A. (Reynolds) Christensen (mother)
Albert E. Christensen Jr. (brother)

More information

Pfc Myron R. Christensen graduated from Central High School and attended the University of Wisconsin.

He enlisted on 5 February 1943 and was sent overseas on 10 December 1944.
The citation of his Silver Star Medal stated:
"Pvt Christensen observed a companion fall badly wounded. Crawling 25 yards over open terrain under an intense mortar barrage, he reached the injured man and applied a tourniquet to his leg. Pvt Christensen remained with the wounded man for four hours, loosening the tourniquet when necessary and marking targets for friendly machine gunners with tracers. Upon arrival of aid men, Pvt Christensen rose to continue the attack when he was struck by a burst from a hidden machine pistol. By his courageous act, Pvt Christensen saved the life of a wounded man, gave great assistance to supporting machine guns and contributed to the continued advance of his company."

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.findagrave.com – Jeff Kregel, www.newspapers.com – Wisconsin State Journal Wisconsin 14 September 1945 / The Capital Times Wisconsin 8 February 1945, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / Jeff Kregel, www.newspapers.com – Wisconsin State Journal Wisconsin 14 September 1945