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Personal info

Full name
CHRISTENSEN, William Taft
Date of birth
3 November 1908
Age
36
Place of birth
New York
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York

Military service

Service number
42061010
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Sauceray-St. Dié, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 21 21

Immediate family

Members
George J. Christensen (father)
Margareth Christensen (mother)
George Christensen (brother)
Magdalane Christensen (sister)
Augusta (Haap) Christensen (wife)
Joyce Christensen (daughter)
William Christensen (son)

More information

Pvt William T. Christensen was an industry clerk, employed by the Knickerbocker Laundry.

He enlisted in New York City, New York on 20 December 1943.

He was killed in action by artillery shell fragments in the leg and back.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940/1950 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII

Photo source: www.findagrave – Andy, www.ancestry.com - BJChristopoulos