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PVT Elmer John Ahlgren

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PVT Elmer John Ahlgren Veteran

Birth
Äänekoski Municipality, Central Finland, Finland
Death
1 Sep 1944 (aged 34)
Exermont, Departement des Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Burial
Epinal, Departement des Vosges, Lorraine, France Add to Map
Plot
Plot B Row 40 Grave 38
Memorial ID
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PVT. Ahlgren, Elmer John
Service number: 33745907

Age: 34
Born: October 9, 1909, Äänekoskii, Lansi-Suomi, Finland
Hometown: Washington D.C.
Family:
John aka Juho R. Ahlgren (father)
Lydia (nee Hautala or Hautanen) Ahlgren (mother)
Lempi Ahlgren (sister)
Ainar A. Ahlgren (brother)
Tynne Ahlgren (sister)
Clifford O. Ahlgren (brother) memorial #263110
Anna Mae (nee Boyd) Ahlgren (wife)
Betty Anne Ahlgren/Johnson (daughter) 1936-2021

Rank: Private
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: C
Date of death: September 1, 1944
Status: Died Of Wounds
Place of death: Exermont, Departement des Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Spot: South side town, of Exermont, France
Awards:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot B Row 40 Grave 38
Cemetery: Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial
Epinal, Departement des Vosges, Lorraine, France

Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on July 30, 1943, Fort Myer, Virginia
Other information:
Pvt Elmer J. Ahlgren was married to Anna Mae Boyd on 7 March 1936.
He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his chest and neck.
PVT. Ahlgren, Elmer John
Service number: 33745907

Age: 34
Born: October 9, 1909, Äänekoskii, Lansi-Suomi, Finland
Hometown: Washington D.C.
Family:
John aka Juho R. Ahlgren (father)
Lydia (nee Hautala or Hautanen) Ahlgren (mother)
Lempi Ahlgren (sister)
Ainar A. Ahlgren (brother)
Tynne Ahlgren (sister)
Clifford O. Ahlgren (brother) memorial #263110
Anna Mae (nee Boyd) Ahlgren (wife)
Betty Anne Ahlgren/Johnson (daughter) 1936-2021

Rank: Private
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: C
Date of death: September 1, 1944
Status: Died Of Wounds
Place of death: Exermont, Departement des Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Spot: South side town, of Exermont, France
Awards:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot B Row 40 Grave 38
Cemetery: Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial
Epinal, Departement des Vosges, Lorraine, France

Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on July 30, 1943, Fort Myer, Virginia
Other information:
Pvt Elmer J. Ahlgren was married to Anna Mae Boyd on 7 March 1936.
He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his chest and neck.

Gravesite Details

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