World War II
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Wells
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Private First Class
Regiment / Group / Brigade:
473rd Infantry Regiment
Listed on/in the:
Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II 1941-1945 and Korean Conflict 1950-1953, published 1968
Major Battle/Theatre:
European African Middle Eastern Theater
Medals and Honors:
Circumstances:
Killed in action in Italy
Biography:
Carl Vicktor (Victor) Person was born in Valhalla, Wells County, North Dakota on July 28, 1922, to Carl August "Gust" (Persson) Person and Caroline Barby. He entered the United States Army in Fort Lewis, Washington on December 4, 1942. Private First Class Person served in the European African Middle Eastern Theater and was killed in action on April 14, 1945, in Firenze Nova, Citta Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy. He received the Purple Heart and is buried in Plot A, Row 5, Grave 5, Florence, Citta Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy.
Source: Ancestry
