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ORSTAD, Melvin Thaulow - Date of
birth
28 November 1910 -
Age
33 -
Place of birth
Villisca, Montgomery County, Iowa -
Hometown
Douglas, Scott County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37447884 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 October 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Le Tholy, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 18 | 58 |
Immediate family
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Members
Thaulow Orstad (father)
Mary (Hokenson) Orstad (mother)
Hazel N. Orstad (sister)
Bessie A. Orstad (sister)
Gaylord Orstad (brother)
Harry A. Orstad (brother)
Francis L. Orstad (sister)
Matilda M. Orstad (sister)
Minnie Orstad (sister)
Esther Orstad (sister)
Porter Orstad (brother)
Helen (English) Orstad (wife)
James C. Orstad (son)
More information
Pfc Melvin T. Orstad was married to Helen English on 7 June 1942.He was a farmer before he enlisted on 1 December 1942 and went overseas in the middle of June 1944.
He was killed in action by small arms fire in the thorax.
Pfc Orstad is remembered at Strand Cemetery in Corning, Adams County, Iowa with a memorial marker.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy