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LARSEN, Virgil T - Date of
birth
20 October 1909 -
Age
34 - Place of
birth
Pike Creek Township, Morrison County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Little Falls, Morrison County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37579654 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Autreville, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 28 | 38 |
Immediate family
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Members
Christian Larsen (father)
Engbor K. (Bjorndal) Larsen (mother)
Thora B. Larsen (sister)
Otto L. Larsen (brother)
Marie A. Larsen (sister)
Clara A. Larsen (sister)
Kittle W. Larsen (brother)
James B. Larsen (brother)
Frederick M. Larsen (brother)
Chester I. Larsen (brother)
Lloyd R. Larsen (brother)
Theodore B. Larsen (brother)
Amelia M. (Hodorff) Larsen (wife)
More information
Pvt Virgil T. Larsen attended 4 years of high school and was a retail manager at the Red Owl Store before he enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 15 October 1943.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1910/1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Minnesota Birth Index / Becklund Family Tree, www.80thDivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Mary and Marschall