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Private First Class Carl E Skans

Name Carl E Skans
Rank Private First Class
Army Serial # 39467410
State Idaho
Date of death 1944-12-12
Plot, Row, Grave B, 10, 30
Cemetery Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium, Google Maps
Role MOS 745 Rifleman
Unit F Company, 329th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Awards Purple Heart
Remarks Private First Class Skans was a member of F Company. The morning report for July 15, 1944 on page 40 lists him as lightly wounded in action and transferred to the 34th Evacuation Hospital on July 14, 1944. The morning report for August 14, 1944 on page 25 lists him returning to duty while holding the rank of Private. The morning report for October 25, 1944 on page 25 lists him, as a Private First Class, transferred to the 308th Med Battalion Clearing Station while sick on October 20, 1944. He returned to duty the same day as can be seen on page 26 for October 26, 1944.

All pages can be seen below. Since we have no later documents we assume that Private First Class Skans died while serving in F Company.
Documents - MR F Co 07-1944 page 40
- MR F Co 08-1944 page 25
- MR F Co 10-1944 page 25
- MR F Co 10-1944 page 26
Grave Soldier
Carl E Skans (39467410) Carl E Skans (39467410)


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