Name:
Norman Louis Edlund
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
36777038
Unit:
116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-07
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Plot:
A
Row:
14
Grave:
9
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Norman Louis Edlund was born on September 12, 1925, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. He served in the 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, as a Private First Class during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 7, 1944, during the liberation of Vire, France. PFC Edlund is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France.