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SSgt Julius Alfred Skavlan

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SSgt Julius Alfred Skavlan

Birth
Schafer, McKenzie County, North Dakota, USA
Death
25 Jul 1944 (aged 22)
France
Burial
Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Add to Map
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Plot E Row 18 Grave 36
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Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army
Service # 20760836
957th Field Artillery Battalion
Awards: Purple Heart

Skavlan, Julius A., d. 25-Jul-1944, Staff Sergeant, 957th Field Artillery Battalion, U.S. Army, North Dakota, Plot E, Row 18, Grave 36, Purple Heart

Julius Skavlan was on the front lines in the Normandy invasion and was killed by friendly fire when allied aircraft bombs were accidently dropped on his unit. This information is from his brother Lewis John Skavlan. The written notes will be added to this memorial in the near future.
https://cornfieldstohedgerows.wordpress.com/2015/05/07/friendly-fire/
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army
Service # 20760836
957th Field Artillery Battalion
Awards: Purple Heart

Skavlan, Julius A., d. 25-Jul-1944, Staff Sergeant, 957th Field Artillery Battalion, U.S. Army, North Dakota, Plot E, Row 18, Grave 36, Purple Heart

Julius Skavlan was on the front lines in the Normandy invasion and was killed by friendly fire when allied aircraft bombs were accidently dropped on his unit. This information is from his brother Lewis John Skavlan. The written notes will be added to this memorial in the near future.
https://cornfieldstohedgerows.wordpress.com/2015/05/07/friendly-fire/

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Entered the service from North Dakota.

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  • Maintained by: Vinje
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56650065/julius_alfred-skavlan: accessed ), memorial page for SSgt Julius Alfred Skavlan (21 Jan 1922–25 Jul 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56650065, citing Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; Maintained by Vinje (contributor 48349860).