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Private First Class W J Vandusen Chester

Name W J Vandusen Chester
Rank Private First Class
Army Serial # 33378963
State Maryland
Date of death 1944-07-29
Plot, Row, Grave A, 14, 18
Cemetery Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France, Google Maps
Role MOS 745 Rifleman
Unit A Company, 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Awards Purple Heart
Remarks According to the memoirs of Frank Monan, Co. A 331st, Pvt. Chester W VanDusen was a member of Company A.

This is confirmed by the 331st Casualty Report (page 4, #164) for 1944. This report also lists Pfc. Vandusen as member of A Co.

Private First Class Vandusen was a member of A Company. The morning report for August 3, 1944 on page 9 lists him as killed in action on July 29, 1944. The pages can be seen below.
Documents - MR A Co 08-1944 page 9
Grave Soldier
W J Vandusen Chester (33378963) W J Vandusen Chester (33378963)


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