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Personal info

Full name
DENSON, Carl Roy
Date of birth
17 September 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Nashville, Howard County, Arkansas
Hometown
Raymondville, Willacy County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38250696
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
222nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 January 1945
Place of death
Hatten, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 42 27

Immediate family

Members
Beckett Denson (father)
Lela Denson (mother)
Floyd Denson (brother)
Dorthy M. Denson (sister)
Pauline Denson (sister)
Annie L. Denson (sister)
Peggy Denson (sister)

More information

Pfc Carl R. Denson was a driver before he enlisted at Fort Sam Houston, Texas on 22 September 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.newspapers.com – Valley Morning Star 7 February 1945

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