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Personal info

Full name
ROBERTS, Edward L Jr
Date of birth
18 January 1918
Age
27
Place of birth
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Berks County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
20328948
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
311th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 1 58

Immediate family

Members
Edward L. Roberts (father)
Mary L. (Bell) Roberts (mother)
Emma C. Roberts (sister)
Anna L. Roberts (sister)
William W. Roberts (brother)
Kathryn (Freymoyer) Roberts (wife)

More information

Pvt Edward L. Roberts joined the National Guard in Reading, Pennsylvania on 16 September 1940 and was stationed in the West Indies for two years.

Source of information: Erwin Derhaag, Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.findagrave.com - James L. Cooper, Reading Eagle 30-mar-1945, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - TRL, Reading Eagle 30-mar-1945