Name:
Arne Andersen
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
32904840
Unit:
99th Infantry Battalion (Separate) (Norwegian)
Date of Death:
1944-09-16
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium
Plot:
H
Row:
9
Grave:
8
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Arne Andersen was born on June 1, 1908, in Tvedestrand Kommune, Aust-Agder Fylke, Norway. He served in Company B, 99th Infantry Battalion (Separate) as a Private during World War II. He died on September 16, 1944, and is now buried in the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium. Pvt Andersen was one of the 65 soldiers killed in battle during the liberation of Belgian Limburg (The Canal Drive).