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MAGNUSON, Einar Rudolph - Date of
birth
3 December 1913 -
Age
31 -
Place of birth
Bisbee, Towner County, North Dakota -
Hometown
Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36282043 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
52nd Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
18 January 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 8 | 25 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Knute H. Magnuson (father)
Elisabeth Magnuson (mother)
More information
T/5 Einar R. Magnuson graduated from East High School.He enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 10 November 1942 and was sent overseas in August 1944.
He was taken prisoner around 18 December 1944 and died in a POW camp.
Source of information: André Koch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record / World War II Prisoners of War Data File, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, After Action Report 52nd Armored Infantry Battalion, www.newspapers.com - The Evening Telegram - 2 February 1945 / 21 February 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem / Janine Pellman Seis