Archie E. Evenson

Company C 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 07/14/1944

Archie Edmund Evenson was born in Lanesboro, Fillmore County, Minnesota on July 30, 1919.

He was drafted into the Army on September 23, 1943 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. His home of residence
was listed as Minneapolis, Minnesota and his civilian occupation was listed as Musicians And Teachers Of Music.
He had completed four years of High School and was separated with dependents.
His religion was listed as Protestant.

He was promoted to Private First Class in Company C on July 4, 1944.

Private First Class Evenson was killed in action in France during the attack toward the town of Perriers
on July 14, 1944.

Archie E. Evenson was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery
Sainte Mere-Eglise #2 at Carentan, France in Block R Row 7 Grave 130 and was moved to the permanent
cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, in the 1947-1949 time frame, when the temporary cemeteries were shut down.

Burial:
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
Colleville-sur-Mer
Departement du Calvados
Basse-Normandie, France
Plot C Row 9 Grave 28

Grave marker for

Archie E. Evenson

Photo by

John Tomawski

and

Andreia Lino

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