42nd Infantry Division insignia (portrait pending)

PFC

Edward C Carlson

Aged 29, fallen January 19, 1945

Unit
Anti-Tank Company, 232nd Infantry Regiment
Serial number
37591935
Hometown
Washington, Minnesota
Date of death
January 19, 1945
Classification
Died of wounds
Burial
Lorraine American Cemetery, Plot A Row 19 Grave 46, St. Avold, France

Private First Class Edward C Carlson, serial number 37591935, of Washington, Minnesota, served with the Anti-Tank Company of the 232nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He died of wounds on January 19, 1945, at the age of 29. He is buried at Lorraine American Cemetery, Plot A Row 19 Grave 46, St. Avold, France.

Further reading: The 42nd “Rainbow” Division Was Not at the Battle of the Bulge.

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