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Personal info

Full name
TICHY, Edwin Robert
Date of birth
26 March 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
Manhattan, New York County, New York

Military service

Service number
13179889
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
335th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Leiffarth, north of Beeck, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
M 14 13

Immediate family

Members
Ludwig Tichy (father)
Paula (Bachler) Tichy (mother)
Paula Tichy (sister)

More information

Pfc Edwin R. Tichy graduated from Tuxedo High School in 1941. He attended Bluefield College in Virginia.

He enlisted at Camp Lee, Virginia on 21 June 1943.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, WWII Draft Cards

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Bluefield College Yearbook 1942; The Monroe Gazette - 25 December 1941