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METZ, Edwin William - Date of
birth
22 January 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Ontario, Canada -
Hometown
Oakland County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36561882 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
629th Tank Destroyer Battalion
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Awards
Distinguished Service Cross,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Grandmenil, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Melvin C. Metz (father)
Violet S. (Langhorn) Metz (mother)
John M. Metz (brother)
Alfred J. Metz (brother)
Gerald E. Metz (brother)
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com -
Holland Evening Sentinel 23 November 1948, Merrit Family Tree
Photo source: FOHF