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CHRISTOPHERSON, Alfre - Date of
birth
14 February 1908 -
Age
36 - Place of
birth
Pleasant Valley, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Buffalo County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36249512 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
379th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 November 1944 - Place of
death
Metz, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 20 | 12 |
Immediate family
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Members
Carl Christopherson (father)
Clara E. (Peterson) Christopherson (mother)
Clarence J. Christopherson (brother)
Julia O. Christopherson (sister)
Oscar M. Christopherson (brother)
More information
Pfc Alfred I. Christopherson enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 8 July 1942.He is remembered at the Pleasant Valley Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery in Pleasant Valley, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com – Cyndi Berg Jearman, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – James Seidelman