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Personal info

Full name
LARSON, Clifford Johnny
Date of birth
18 July 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Twin Valley, Norman County, Minnesota
Hometown
Ada, Norman County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37320667
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
141st Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Aubure, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
D 7 36

Immediate family

Members
Peter B. Larson (father)
Thilda A. (Larson) Larson (mother)
Junette C. Larson (sister)
Edwin G. Larson (brother)
Milton P. Larson (brother)
Purl A. Larson (brother)

More information

Pfc Clifford J. Larson was sent overseas in May 1944.

He was reported wounded in action on 26 August 1944. After recovering, he rejoined his unit. For this wound he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, https://newspaperarchive.com - Moorland Daily News - 5 January 1945, https://36th-id.frb.io/, 141aar-October-November-1944.pdf

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Denise Kellam