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Personal info

Full name
KNUTSON, James Allen
Date of birth
21 March 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Colfax, Richland County, North Dakota
Hometown
Niagra, Grand Forks County, North Dakota

Military service

Service number
37562991
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
6th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 December 1944
Place of death
Near Carling, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 42 30

Immediate family

Members
Sigurd A. Knutson (father)
Inga (Sokness) Knutson (mother)
Lucille M. Knutson (sister)
Helen M. Knutson (sister)
Arthur W. Knutson (brother)
Norma J. Knutson (sister)
Richard B. Knutson (brother)

More information

Pfc James A. Knutson was employed at the Niagara Lumber Company before he enlisted.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U. S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com - Kateb
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