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About Elmer Emil Christensen
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Son of Olaf Nelson Christensen who resided in Buffalo, Wyoming.
Elmer served as a Machinist's Mate Second Class, U.S.S. Arizona (BB-39), U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Johnson County, Wyoming prior to the war.
The Arizona was moored at Pearl Harbor and was sunk in the Attack on Pearl Harbor during the war.
In total, 1,177 officers and men were killed and/or missing from the Arizona.
Elmer was declared "Missing In Action" in this attack.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
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Elmer Emil Christensen's Timeline
| 1917 |
December 4, 1917
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Chicago, Cook County, IL, United States
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| 1941 |
December 7, 1941
Age 24
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USS Arizona, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
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Entombed
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