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PRIVATE
FIRST CLASS AARNE ERICKSON, was the son of Mrs. Signe Erickson of 1150 Penn
Street, Camden NJ. Born October 18, 1918, he had attended Woodrow
Wilson High School in Camden NJ.
Aarne
Erickson married Catherine Baldwin, and they had an infant son
William Aarne. The Erickson family lived at 13 East Collingswood Avenue,
in Oaklyn NJ. Private Erickson had worked for the Mathis Shipyard in
Camden NJ prior to entering the Army on April 6, 1944.
Private
Erickson was killed in action in Germany on December 3, 1944. He was
survived by his wife, child, and
mother, and by two brothers, Charles, of Camden NJ, and
Robert of Los Angeles CA. Upon news of his death, funeral
services for Aarne Erickson were held at the Epiphany Evangelical
Lutheran Church at 7th and Market Streets in Camden NJ.
Aarne
Erickson was brought home to New Jersey in December of 1947. He was
buried on December 19, 1947 at Beverly National Cemetery in Beverly NJ.
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