Campbell Dale Elmer

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Dale Elmer Campbell is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Waal River Crossing Memorial - 82nd Airborne Division

Name:

Dale Elmer Campbell

Rank:

Private

Serial Number:

Unit:

504th Parachute Infantry Regiment

Date of Death:

1944-09-20

State:

Michigan

Cemetery:

Roseland Memorial Gardens, Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan

Plot:

Section A

Row:

Lot 128

Grave:

Decoration:

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Dale Elmer Campbell was born on June 14, 1922, in Pellston, Emmet County, Michigan. He was the son of Helmer Cole Campbell and Carrie Mae Niswonger Campbell.

Dale served in Company I, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, as a Private during World War II. He was Killed in action on September 20, 1944, during Operation Market Garden while participating in the Waal River crossing, the heroic crossing that liberated Nijmegen, The Netherlands. He was one of the 49 paratroopers killed during the assault on German positions on the opposite bank. Pvt Campbell is now buried in the Roseland Memorial Gardens, Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan, USA.