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EDWARDS, Lloyd Marion - Date of
birth
19 June 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Valley Junction, Polk County, Iowa -
Hometown
Dodge, Union County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37750370 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
47th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 March 1945 - Place of
death
Remagen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 3 | 55 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frank J. Edwards (father)
Jennie M. (Waddell) Edwards (mother)
Russell L. Edwards (brother)
Ralph F. Edwards (brother)
Claire L. Edwards (sister)
James R. Edwards (brother)
Beverly J. Edwards (sister)
Jean A. Edwards (sister)
More information
Pvt Lloyd M. Edwards enlisted at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 19 August 1944.The Ludendorff bridge, referred to as the Remagen Bridge, collapsed and killed Pvt Edwards and twenty-seven other soldiers.
Source of information: André Koch, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.findagrave - Katie Lou
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Colin E - Des Philippet, Service Records of Union County, Iowa