Database 83rd Infantry Division

Carl E Skans (39467410)

Name Skans, Carl E
Rank Private First Class
Army Serial # 39467410
State Idaho
Date of death 1944-12-12
Plot, Row, Grave B, 10, 30
Cemetery Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium , Google Maps
Role MOS 745 Rifleman
Unit F Company, 329th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Awards Purple Heart with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
Additional information
Private First Class Skans was a member of F Company. The morning report for July 15, 1944 on page 40 lists him as lightly wounded in action and transferred to the 34th Evacuation Hospital on July 14, 1944. The morning report for August 14, 1944 on page 25 lists him returning to duty while holding the rank of Private. The morning report for October 25, 1944 on page 25 lists him, as a Private First Class, transferred to the 308th Med Battalion Clearing Station while sick on October 20, 1944. He returned to duty the same day as can be seen on page 26 for October 26, 1944.

All pages can be seen below. Since we have no later documents we assume that Private First Class Skans died while serving in F Company.
Morning reports
1944-07-15 PVT Lightly wounded in action and transferred to 34th Evacuation Hospital on July 14, 1944 F / 329 view page
1944-08-14 PVT Assigned and joined from 34th Evacuation Hospital as of August 14, 1944 745 F / 329 view page
1944-09-08 PVT Promoted to Private First Class as of September 7, 1944 F / 329 view page
1944-10-25 PFC Non battle casualty and duty to Clearing Station, 308th Medical Battalion on October 20, 1944 745 F / 329 view page
1944-10-26 PFC Returned to duty from Clearing Station, 308th Medical Battalion on October 26, 1944 745 F / 329 view page
1944-12-16 PFC Killed in action on December 12, 1944 745 F / 329 view page