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Personal info

Full name
VICTOR, Edward J
Date of birth
1921
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Oklahoma
Hometown
Solano County, California

Military service

Service number
19000526
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters,
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
3 January 1945
Place of death
Bütgenbach, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
James E. Victor (father)
Josephine (Platts) Victor (mother)

More information

Sgt Edward J. Victor joined the Regular Army in California on 5 December 1940.

He was reported wounded in action a first ime in Sicily in July 1943. He was wounded again in November 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, 

Photo source: www.findagrave.com