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Personal info

Full name
EDGERTON, James Monroe
Date of birth
11 November 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
Hometown
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34968758
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Grosshau, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 13 31

Immediate family

Members
Elmer O. Edgerton (father)
Susie I. Edgerton (mother)
Mary E. Edgerton (sister)
Elmer O. Edgerton Jr. (brother)
Cora J. Edgerton (sister)
Dorothy L. Edgerton (sister)
Carrie A. (Simmons) Edgerton (wife)

More information

Pvt James M. Edgerton enlisted in Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 6 April 1944.

Source of information: Andre Koch, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Robert