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HENDRICKSEN, Jacob - Date of
birth
9 September 1879 -
Age
65 - Place of
birth
Norway -
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
Z-215668 -
Rank
Merchant Seaman -
Function
Chief Engineer -
Unit
United States Merchant Marine
-
Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
20 December 1944 - Place of
death
Molotovsk, Russia
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 7 | 33 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Ida Hendricksen (wife)
Ilizabeth I. Hendricksen (daughter)
More information
According to the autopsy report, Jacob Hendricksen died from paralysis of the heart after a fall from agangway into the ice covered bay.He was first buried in Archangel.
Source of information: FOHF, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, Report of Death, MacWilliam Family Tree
Photo source: Peter Schouteten