Clifford L. Larson

LARSON, Clifford L Servicenumber: 37546840 Age: 26 Born: 26 August 1919, Bottineau, Bottineau County, North Dakota Hometown: Dunseith, Rolette County, North Dakota Family: Lars K. Larson (father) Ida (Christianson) Larson (mother) Gerald O. Larson (brother) Ronald Larson (brother) Myrtle Larson (sister) Arlene (Christianson) Larson (wife) Rank: Private First Class Function: Mortar Gunner Regiment: 137th Infantry Regiment Battalion: 3rd Battalion Division €“ Transport: 35th Infantry Division Company €“ Squadron: I Company Unit €“ Group: Weapons Platoon - Mortar Section Plane data: (Serialnumber, MACR, etc.) - Date of death: 16 April 1945 Status: KIA Place of death: Stendal-Tangermunde, Germany Spot: Not available Awards: Purple Heart Gravenumber: Plot E, Row 17, Grave 1 Cemetery: American War Cemetery Margraten Biography: - Other information: Pfc Clifford L. Larson attended high school for three years and worked on the farm of his father. He was married to Arlene Christianson on 28 September 1941. After the marriage he was employed on road construction in eastern Montana and Nebraska until 22 February 1943 when he enlisted. He trained at Fort Snelling, Minnesota and Camp Campbell, Kentucky where he served as a cook. He was sent overseas on 14 June 1944. Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Wim Slangen, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.coulthart.com/134 Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, JoAnn Linrud - Veterans Service Bottineau (ND) Name included on the All Veterans Memorial located on the Capital grounds in Bismarck North Dakota under the County of Bontineau From Register of North Dakota Veterans of World War II and Korea page 845: LARSON, CLIFFORD L. SN 37 546 840; born Bottineau, NDak 26 Aug 19; resident Bottineau County, NDak; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 26 Feb 43; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; RIO 16 Apr 45 Tangermunde, Germany; PFC; buried in Plot E, Row 17, Grave 1, Margraten, Holland. From Obituary: Clifford L. LKarson was born in Bottineau August 26th 1919. He attended grade school in the Turtle Mountains and completed three years of high school in Bottineau. For a period of time he farmed with his father until September of 1941. On September 28th of the same year he married Arlene Christenson of Dunseith. After that time he was employed on road construction in eastern Montana and Nebraska until February 22, 1943. at which time he entered the armed forces. His first army life was spent at Ft. Snelling (Minnesota) and later at Camp Campbell, Kentucy., where he served as a cood until he was sent overseas on June 14th, 1944. He served with the 35th Armored Infantry Division in the Third Army. He was later transferred to the Ninth Army where he served as a mortar man until the time he was killed in action April 16th 1945. According to the information available, he was killed near the Elbe river about 30 miles from Berlin. As yet it is not known where his body was laid to rest. Survivors are: his wife, Arlene Larson; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lars K. Larson; sister, Myrtle; and two brothers, Pvt. Gerald Larson and Ronnie; grandmother Mrs. Olena Larson; and aunt, Miss Anna Larson, live in Bottineau. An uncle Andrew Christenson of rural Bottineau, and an aunt Mrs. B. C. Davis, Des Moines, Iowa, and many other close relatives.