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Digital Image: 1945 Larssen Pictorial World War II Route Map of the First U.S. Army in Europe
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Title
Operations of the First United States Army in Europe June 6, 1944 to May 9, 1945.
1945 (dated) 18 x 18 in (45.72 x 45.72 cm)
1945 (dated) 18 x 18 in (45.72 x 45.72 cm)
Description
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Digital Map Information
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Cartographer
Einar Larssen (September 29, 1910 - December 16, 2003) was a Norwegian-American artist and cartographer. Born in Stavangar, Norway, Larssen immigrated to the United States in 1929. He graduated from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, in 1941. He enlisted in the U.S. Army after graduation and was sent to London where he spent 11 months, earned the rank of technical sergeant, and became chief draftsman. Larssen participated in the D-day invasion of France and was part of the Battle of the Bulge. During his time in the Army, he earned a Bronze Star. After returning home from the war, Larssen pursued a career in the arts and worked as a commercial artist with Master Etching in Englewood, New Jersey. He retired in 1973. He married Johanne Kvia with whom he had one daughter. More by this mapmaker...