Carroll G. Christenson

Private First Class Carroll George Christenson photo

World War II
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Fallen

County:
Morton

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Marines

Rank:
Private First Class

Regiment / Group / Brigade:
26th Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
Fifth Division
Listed on/in the:
Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II 1941-1945 and Korean Conflict 1950-1953, published 1968

Major Battle/Theatre:
Asiatic Pacific Theater

Medals and Honors:

Circumstances:

Killed in Action in Iwo Jima

Biography:

Carroll George Christenson was born in Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota on April 15, 1925, to Thoralf Hansenius Christenson and Natalie Weiss Christenson. He entered United States Marine Corp in San Diego, California on March 10, 1943, and served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. Private First Class Christenson was killed in action on March 8, 1945, in Iwo Jima, Monsenor Nouel, Dominican Republic and is buried in Plot 42, Grave 11, Southside Addition at Union Cemetery, Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota.

Memorial photo 328258596
Memorial photo 211048215

Sources: Ancestry/Find a Grave