Arthur W. Von Essen
NAME: Arthur W. Von Essen
ASN: 32120668
PLACE OF BIRTH:
DATE OF BIRTH: 04 Jan 1917
DATES OF SERVICE: 16 May 1941 - 28 Jul 1945
UNIT ASSIGNED: HHC 504th PB (Radioman)
HHC 2nd Bn 503rd PIR
HHC 2nd Bn 509th PIR
HHC 509th PIB
CAMPAIGNS: Algeria - French Morocco, Tunisia, Naples - Foggia, Anzio, Rome-Arno, Southern France, Ardennes, Rhineland
AWARDS: Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge with four combat jump stars, EAME Campaign Medal with arrowhead and six brnze star devices, World War II Victory Medal, 3rd Zouaves Regiment Badge, Distinguished Unit Citation
SUMMARY OF SERVICE:
16 May 1941 - Enlisted at Jamaica, NY - NARA Enlistment Record
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 32120668 | 32120668 |
NAME | VON#ESSEN#ARTHUR#W###### | VON#ESSEN#ARTHUR#W###### |
RESIDENCE: STATE | 23 | NEW YORK |
RESIDENCE: COUNTY | 081 | QUEENS |
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT | 2349 | JAMAICA NEW YORK |
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY | 16 | 16 |
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH | 05 | 05 |
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR | 41 | 41 |
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION | PVT# | Private |
GRADE: CODE | 8 | Private |
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION | BI# | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
BRANCH: CODE | 00 | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
FIELD USE AS DESIRED | # | # |
TERM OF ENLISTMENT | 0 | Undefined Code |
LONGEVITY | ### | ### |
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL | 0 | Civil Life |
NATIVITY | 23 | NEW YORK |
YEAR OF BIRTH | 17 | 17 |
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP | 1 | White, citizen |
EDUCATION | 1 | 1 year of high school |
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION | 175 | Salespersons |
MARITAL STATUS | 6 | Single, without dependents |
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY | 7 | Selectees (Enlisted Men) |
CARD NUMBER | # | # |
BOX NUMBER | 0468 | 0468 |
FILM REEL NUMBER | 3.190 | 3.190 |
02 Feb 1942 - Pfc. Arthur W. Von Essen 32120668 HHC 504th PB Woodhaven NY
08 Nov 1942 - Pvt. Arthur W. Von Essen ASN 32120668 HHC 2nd Bn 509th PIR Woodhaven, NY Participated in Operation VILLIAN (TORCH) Plane: 9 Seat: 4 Combat Weight: 255 lbs
14 Sep 1943 - S/Sgt Arthur W. Von Essen 32120668 2nd BN 509th PIR Participated in Operation GIANT III Naples-Foggia Combat Jump Star
10 Apr 1944 - S/Sgt. Arthur W. Von Essen 32120668 HHC 509th PIB GO 5 Award of Combat Infantryman Badge
sent to an Army field hospital in France, suffering with malaria, where he met LT Dorothy Sabus, an Army Nurse who provided expert medical care, and to whom he was later married.
28 Jul 1945 - Honorable discharge
2001 - Wife Dorothy passes away. Buried at Arlington National Cemetery
00 Dec 2011 - Arthur Von Essen passes away
21 Dec 2011 - Interred at Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday, at 10AM
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