US PARAS Christenson, Harold August, Jr.

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Christenson ​

• FORENAME

Harold August, Jr.​

• UNIT

551 Parachute Infantry Bn (Company C) ​

• RANK

Corporal ​

• NUMBER

36372639 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

7th January 1945 ​

• AGE

24​

• GRAVESITE

Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Cook County, Illinois, USA​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Kane County, Illinois​

born 15.08.1920 Cook County, Illinois, USA​

father Harold August Christenson (1895-1969)​

mother Freida Marie (nee Becker) Christenson (1898-1965)​

4 years high school​

civil occupation Farm Hand, general farms​

employed by Harold J. Christenson​

resided RFD#3, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois (draft card)​

16.02.1942 draft card Elgin, Kane County, Illinois​

single without dependents upon enlistment​

16.09.1942 entered service Chicago, Illinois (surname Christensen)​

KIA Belgium ​

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