Name:
Freeman H. Sanquist
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
6815813
Unit:
119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-28
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France
Plot:
A
Row:
14
Grave:
3
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Freeman H. Sanquist was born on March 17, 1910, in Sherrard, Illinois. He was the son of Charles F Sanquist and Margaret Robertson Sanquist. He was married to Mary J Slavish Sanquist.
Freeman graduated from Sherrard high school and operated a restaurant there for a number of years. He was employed at the International Harvester works before entering the Army.
Freeman served in the 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division, as a Private during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 28, 1944, at the age of 34, and is now buried in the Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France.
Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov