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Anton Johnsen ELVESAETER
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Source : Andy
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 37049004 | ||||||
| AGE | 38 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH |
24 Novembre 1906 Ørland kommune, Sør-Trøndelag fylke, NORWAY
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| ETAT | SOUTH DAKOTA | ||||||
| FAMILY | Parents : John J. & Gjertrude ELVESAETER | ||||||
| RANK | Private First Class | ||||||
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| REGIMENT | 24th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron | ||||||
| ARMY | Army | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 6 June 1944 |
Source : Abmc.nomadmobileguides.com | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | The Saint-Marcouf islands | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY | CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Macon (Utah Beach) | ||||||
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CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Ste Mère #2
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| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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Pfc. Anton J. ELVESAETER was born on November 24, 1906 in Trondheim, Norway. He moved to the United States between the ages of 17 and 18 to live with his uncle. In 1940, when the Germans invaded Norway, Elvesaeter immediately enlisted and left for Chichester, England in December 1943 to join preparations for D-Day. |
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Source : Abmc.nomadmobileguides.com |
The Saint-Marcouf Islands, located just off-shore from the landing area on Utah Beach, came to the attention of the Allied high command during D-Day preparations. Not wanting to ignore a potential risk and seeing the strategic potential of the posts, two teams of two men of the 4thCavalry Group were sent to land as scouts on the islands on June 6, 1944. The scouts would be followed by four LCAs (Landing Craft Assault) of 30 men to seize the island. The scouts landed and found the islands unoccupied but littered with S-mines. ELVESAETER, part of the 24th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, was killed instantly by an S-mine shortly after reaching the island. | ||||||
| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Abmc.nomadmobileguides.com - Findagrave.com - Abmc.gov - Saundersinsignia.com |
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| PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |