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BOTTOMS, Edward Clayton - Date of
birth
10 February 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Knifley, Adair County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Adair County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35496731 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 December 1944 - Place of
death
North of the Amblève river between Stavelot and Trois-Ponts, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 12 | 38 |
Immediate family
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Members
Marion Bottoms (father)
Ida (Goodin) Bottoms (mother)
Robert Bottoms (brother)
Jimmie Bottoms (brother)
Jackie Bottoms (brother)
Effie E. Bottoms (sister)
William M. Bottoms (brother)
Dorothy Bottoms (sister)
More information
Edward C. Bottoms enlisted on 6 October 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com,
www.oldhickory30th.com, www.30thinfantry.org, WWII Draft Cards, 1920 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten