In honor of Memorial Day weekend, I picked Sigurd Leonard Carlson who was born on 25 Aug 1906 in Providence, Rhode Island to Erick Andrew Carlson (1873-1925) and Lena Marie Hokans (1871-1932). By age four, Siggy and his family were living in DeKalb, Illinois.
Siggy was the youngest of four children:
- Mary Amelia (1895-1985)
- Walter Eric (1898-1963)
- Elsie Adelia (1902-?)
Siggy was married to a woman named Berta. They would divorce. Together they had two daughters.
Siggy was in the Army during WWII. After the war, Siggy worked as a telephone lineman and knowing that war was eminent in Korea he reenlisted and was assigned to the 24th Battalion. Siggy sent regular letters back home to his family mostly his brother Walt (my great grandfather).
When the ground battles started, Siggy was sent to Seoul and they were sent to establish communication with Taejon and Pusan. During the Battle of Taejon, Siggy was unfortunately killed during battle on 21 Jul 1950 at the age of 43. Siggy's status was initially listed as missing in action and he was buried in a UN cemetery. After the Korean War was over the cemetery was exhumed and Siggy's remains were returned to his family in the US in 1953. Siggy is now buried at Fairview Memorial Gardens in DeKalb, Illinois.
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