Sanquist Freeman H.

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Freeman H. Sanquist is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Liberation of Vexin American Casualties

Name:

Freeman H. Sanquist

Rank:

Private

Serial Number:

6815813

Unit:

119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division

Date of Death:

1944-08-28

State:

Illinois

Cemetery:

Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Freeman H. Sanquist was born on March 17, 1910, in Sherrard, Illinois. He was the son of Charles F Sanquist and Margaret Robertson Sanquist. He was married to Mary J Slavish Sanquist.

Freeman graduated from Sherrard high school and operated a restaurant there for a number of years. He was employed at the International Harvester works before entering the Army.

Freeman served in the 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division, as a Private during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 28, 1944, at the age of 34, and is now buried in the Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov