Rank and Name, Sergeant Eldon Gustav Wallinder.
Unit/Placed in, 345th Infantry Regiment, 87th Infantry Division.
Eldon is born on 1925 in Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota.
Father, Erik Gustav Wallinder.
Mother, Minnie Louise (knutson) Wallinder.
Both parents born in Sweden.
Sister(s), Esther Wallinder.
Eldon enlisted the service in Minnesota with service number # 17144098.
Eldon was KIA when entering the town of Ormont, Germany he was shot by a German Sniper on 26 February 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal.
Eldon is buried at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium.
Eldon also has a Memorial Grave at Oneota Cemetery
Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA.
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