PVT Erland William Chellin

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PVT Erland William Chellin Veteran

Birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Death
6 Jun 1944 (aged 21)
Picauville, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Burial
Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.0635811, Longitude: -87.8406155
Plot
Section 4, Lot 670
Memorial ID
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Private, G Company, 3rd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. Killed when the plane carrying him, and other paratroopers from his company, was shot down near Picauville, France, June 6, 1944. Posthumously awarded the Purple Heart.
Private, G Company, 3rd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. Killed when the plane carrying him, and other paratroopers from his company, was shot down near Picauville, France, June 6, 1944. Posthumously awarded the Purple Heart.