US PARAS Christensen, Edward Theodore

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Christensen ​

• FORENAME

Edward Theodore ​

• UNIT

508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company H) ​

• RANK

Technician Fourth Class ​

• NUMBER

36150459 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

21st September 1944 ​

• AGE

25 ​

• GRAVESITE

Luxembourg American Cemetery, Luxembourg Plot F Row 10 Grave 6 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Grant, Newaygo County, Michigan​

born 10.08.1919 Grant, Michigan​

son of Niels Henrik and Dagmar Paulson Christensen, Grant, Michigan​

brother of George D. Christensen, KIA 9.1.1945 as 36865432 PFC 101 Infantry Regiment,26 Infantry Division (buried beside him Plot F Row 10 Grave 5)​

2 years high school​

farm hand​

employed Vans Sheet Metal Company, Lynde, Washington in civilian life​

entered service 22.1.1941 Kalamazoo, Michigan​

qualified parachutist 9.1.1943​

award Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster​

KIA Beek, Holland ​

Only member of 508th buried Luxembourg American War Cemetery (so he could be buried beside brother)​

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