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CPL Peter Nikolaisen Aadland

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CPL Peter Nikolaisen Aadland Veteran

Birth
Akrehamn, Karmøy kommune, Rogaland fylke, Norway
Death
26 Aug 1944 (aged 34)
Elbeuf, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Burial
Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Add to Map
Plot
Plot A Row 15 Grave 22
Memorial ID
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Peter Nicholaisen was a Corporal in the United States Army, assigned as a Infrantist in Company D in the 99th Infantry Battalion.

Peter was KIA in the vicinity of Elbeuf, France, on Aug. 28, 1944, and he is honored with the Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Marksmanship Badge, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
https://www.ww2-europe.com/soldaat/aadland-peter-nicolaisen/

Corporal Aadland served in the:
• United States Army
• 99th Infantry Battalion
• Company D

His Army enlistment date / location / Serial Number was:
• Tuesday 07/28/1942
• Boston, Massachusetts
• 31157172

His civilian occupation at enlistment was:
• Fisherman / oysterman

He was a resident of:
• Fairhaven, Bristol County, Massachusetts

He was Killed In Action during:
• World War II

He was awarded the:
• World War II Victory Medal
• Purple Heart

He was the son of:
• Peder Nikolai Nilsen Aadland (of Medhaug Kopervik Norge, Norway) (1864 - 1958)
• Ragnhild Olsdatter Aadland (1875 - 1948)

He was the brother of:
• Olene Nikolaisen (07/30/1893 - 08/06/1893)
• Lovise Hansen Åadland (08/21/1897 - 12/31/1966)
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Peter Nicholaisen was a Corporal in the United States Army, assigned as a Infrantist in Company D in the 99th Infantry Battalion.

Peter was KIA in the vicinity of Elbeuf, France, on Aug. 28, 1944, and he is honored with the Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Marksmanship Badge, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
https://www.ww2-europe.com/soldaat/aadland-peter-nicolaisen/

Corporal Aadland served in the:
• United States Army
• 99th Infantry Battalion
• Company D

His Army enlistment date / location / Serial Number was:
• Tuesday 07/28/1942
• Boston, Massachusetts
• 31157172

His civilian occupation at enlistment was:
• Fisherman / oysterman

He was a resident of:
• Fairhaven, Bristol County, Massachusetts

He was Killed In Action during:
• World War II

He was awarded the:
• World War II Victory Medal
• Purple Heart

He was the son of:
• Peder Nikolai Nilsen Aadland (of Medhaug Kopervik Norge, Norway) (1864 - 1958)
• Ragnhild Olsdatter Aadland (1875 - 1948)

He was the brother of:
• Olene Nikolaisen (07/30/1893 - 08/06/1893)
• Lovise Hansen Åadland (08/21/1897 - 12/31/1966)
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Inscription

Corporal
99th Infantry Battalion
Massachusetts




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  • Maintained by: KATHY
  • 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/56641689/peter_nikolaisen-aadland: accessed ), memorial page for CPL Peter Nikolaisen Aadland (23 Jul 1910–26 Aug 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56641689, citing Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; Maintained by KATHY (contributor 47029945).