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Personal info

Full name
WIDELL, Gustaf Adolph
Date of birth
2 December 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Sweden
Hometown
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36732145
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
11 February 1945
Place of death
Near Saarlouis, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 10 70

Immediate family

Members
Adolph G. Widell (father)
Greta Widell (mother)
Paul G. Widell (brother)
Geig E. Widell (brother)

More information

Cpl Gustaf A. Widell attended East High School in Rockford and worked at Rockford Screw Products before he enlisted in February 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com – ForgetMeNot / Silvano Theunissen, www.fold3.com – 26th Infantry Division

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery / ForgetMeNot / Silvano Theunissen