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Gustave Leonard LINDEN
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NUMBER OF SERVICE | 39924885 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| AGE | 24 yo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20 March 1920 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, UTAH | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | UTAH | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FAMILY |
Spouse : Pauline Eldredge Daughter : Geraldine Parents : Gustave Adolph & Augusta Erickssen LINDEN | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| RANK | Private | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FONCTION | Infantry Man | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 4 January 1944 Salt Lake City UTAH | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| COMPANY | Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| REGIMENT | 359th Infantry Regiment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| DIVISION | 90th Infantry Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 18 August 1944 |
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| STATUS | KIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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CEMETERY TEMPORARY of Gorron N°3527
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| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Private Leonard Linden, 30, of Salt Lake City, Utah, was killed in action in France August 18, 1944 while serving with the 359th Infantry Regiment. The regiment was part of the 90th Infantry Division, nicknamed the “Tough ‘Ombres,” that landed at Normandy two days after D-Day and began fighting across France. Leonard (whose full name sometimes appears as Gustave Leonard Linden) was born September 20, 1913 to Gustave Adolph Linden and Augusta Erickssen Linden. Both parents were Swedish immigrants who came to the United States separately in the 1880s. They were married in Salt Lake City in 1896. Leonard was the youngest of their six children, three boys and three girls. His mother died at age 61 in 1938 of pneumonia and kidney disease. His father was a teamster in the early 1900s and later was proprietor of a candy store and a restaurant. Leonard graduated from West High School in Salt Lake City and attended LDS Business College. He married Pauline Eldredge in Salt Lake on October 11, 1934. They had a daughter, Geraldine, who was born around 1938. They were divorced at the time of his death. His draft card, filed in October 1940, shows him working for the J.E. Steele Roofing Company in Salt Lake City. He was drafted January 4, 1944 and went overseas in June. His unit landed in France shortly after the D-Day invasion. Private Linden is interred at the Brittany American Cemetery in France. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Normandy/Normandie |
| 25 Mar 1942 | Days of Combat/Jour de Combat 308 |
| Casualties/Victimes 19 200 | |
Entered Combat/Entré au combat |
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| 9 Jun 1944 Normandy | |
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Commanding Generals/Commandants généraux Maj. Gen. Henry Terrell, Jr. (Mar 42 - Jan 44) |
Campaigns/CampagnesNormandy (6 Jun 44 - 24 Jul 44)
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PLAN DE ROUTE DE LA CAMPAGNE - CAMPAIGN ROUTE MAP |
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DIVISION CHRONICLEThe 90th Infantry Division landed in England, 5 April 1944, and trained from 10 April to 4 June. First elements of the Division saw action on Dday, 6 June, on Utah Beach, Normandy, the remainder entering combat, 10 June, cutting across the Merderet River to take Pont l'Abbe in heavy fighting. After defensive action along the Douve, the Division attacked to clear the Foret de Mont Castre, clearing it by 11 July, in spite of fierce resistance. An attack on the island of Seves failing, 23 July, the 90th bypassed it and took Periers, 27 July. On 12 August, the Division drove across the Sarthe River, north and east of Le Mans, and took part in the closing of the Falaise Gap, taking Chambois, 19 August. It then raced across France, through Verdun, 6 September, to participate in the siege of Metz, 14 September - 19 November, capturing Maizieres les Metz, 30 October, and crossing the Moselle at Koenigsmacker, 9 November. On. 6 December 1944, the Division pushed across the Saar and established a bridgehead north of Saarlautern, 618 December, but with the outbreak of the Von Rundstedt drive, withdrew to the west bank on 19 December, and went on the defensive until 5 January 1945, when it shifted to the scene of the Ardennes struggle. It drove across the Our, near Oberhausen, 29 January, to establish and expand a bridgehead. In February, the Division smashed through Siegfried fortifications to the Prum River. After a short rest, the 90th continued across the Moselle to take Mainz, 22 March, and crossed the Rhine, the Main, and the Werra in rapid succession. Pursuit continued to the Czech border, 18 April 1945, and into the Sudeten hills. The Division was en route to Prague when the war in Europe ended.
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CHRONIQUE DE DIVISIONLa 90th Infantry Division débarque en Angleterre le 5 avril 1944 et s'entraîne du 10 avril au 4 juin. Les premiers éléments de la Division ont combattu le 6 juin à Utah Beach, en Normandie, le reste étant entré en combat, le 10 juin, traversant la rivière Merderet pour prendre Pont l'Abbe dans de violents combats. Après une action défensive le long de la Douve, la Division attaqua la Foret de Mont Castre, la défrichant le 11 juillet, malgré une résistance féroce. Une attaque sur l'île de Seves échoua, le 23 juillet, le 90ème la contourna et s'empara de Periers, le 27 juillet. Le 12 août, la Division traverse la Sarthe, au nord et à l'est du Mans, et prend part à la fermeture du Falaise Gap en prenant Chambois le 19 août. Il a ensuite couru à travers la France, à travers Verdun, le 6 septembre, pour participer au siège de Metz, 14 septembre - 19 novembre, capturant Maizières les Metz, le 30 octobre, et traversant la Moselle à Koenigsmacker, le 9 novembre. Sur. Le 6 décembre 1944, la division traverse la Sarre et établit une tête de pont au nord de Saarlautern, 618 décembre, mais avec le déclenchement de la promenade Von Rundstedt, se retire sur la rive ouest le 19 décembre et continue la défensive jusqu'au 5 janvier 1945, quand il s'est déplacé sur la scène de la lutte ardennaise. Il a traversé l'Our, près d'Oberhausen, le 29 janvier, pour établir et agrandir une tête de pont. En février, la Division a défoncé les fortifications de Siegfried jusqu'à la rivière Prum. Après un court repos, le 90e a continué à travers la Moselle pour prendre Mainz, 22 mars, et a traversé le Rhin, le Main et le Werra dans la succession rapide. Pursuit a continué à la frontière tchèque, le 18 avril 1945, et dans les collines des Sudètes. La division était en route pour Prague quand la guerre en Europe a fini. |
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