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Personal info

Full name
EDWARDS, Donald F
Date of birth
28 June 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Garnerville, Rockland County, New York
Hometown
Mahwah, Bergen County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
42184638
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 8 27

Immediate family

Members
William Edwards (father)
Gertrude (Coleman) Edwards (mother)
William Edwards (brother)
Irene Edwards (sister)
Walter Edwards (brother)
Helen Edwards (sister)
Lillian Edwards (sister)
James Edwards (brother)
May Edwards (sister)
Catheryn Edwards (sister)

More information

Pvt Donald F. Edwards enlisted in New York City, New York on 19 October 1944 and was overseas for only a month prior to the time of his death.

His brother, Walter Edwards, was killed in action on 30 September 1944 in the South Pacific. He is buried at Manila American Cemetery at the Philippines.

Source of information: André Koch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, www.newspapers.com - The Journal News

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Keith K. Stadler