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SKIEN, Leif - Date of
birth
9 March 1907 -
Age
37 - Place of
birth
Norway -
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42134421 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
405th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 February 1945 - Place of
death
Near Mennrath, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 18 | 19 |
Immediate family
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Members
Thomas Skien (father)
Hanna (Hetland) Skien (mother)
More information
Pfc Leif Skien enlisted in Camp Upton Yaphank, New York on 7 May 1944.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.bklyn.newspaper.com - Brooklyn Daily Eagle - 10 April 1945, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America Records
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet