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Personal info

Full name
ERIKSEN, Gustav
Date of birth
3 December 1916
Age
27
Place of birth
Hovik, Baerum, Norway
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
32984831
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 October 1944
Place of death
Bezange-la-Petite, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Ramona D. (Avellanet) Eriksen (wife)

More information

Pfc Gustav Eriksen attended high school for four years and was a manager and official before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 15 July 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Georgia Naturalization Records, www.fold3.com – 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Frogman