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Personal info

Full name
MULGREW, Edward Michael
Date of birth
25 September 1909
Age
35
Place of birth
Dubuque County, Iowa
Hometown
Black Hawk County, Iowa

Military service

Service number
37691199
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
9th Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
6 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Schlausenbach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 1 35

Immediate family

Members
Edward J. Mulgrew (father)
Hannah (Dunkley) Mulgrew (mother)
Bernita G. (Buhman) Mulgrew (wife)
Marilyn J. Mulgrew (daughter)
Beverly A. Mulgrew (daughter)
Karen K. Mulgrew (daughter)
Janet Mulgrew (daughter)
Edward J. Mulgrew (son)
Richard Mulgrew (son)

More information

Edward Mulgrew worked in a warehouse before he enlisted at Camp dodge, Iowa on 24 January 1944 and was sent overseas in August 1944.

He was reported wounded in action on 5 October 1944 and died the following day.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - The Mount Pleasant News / 1940 Census / Enlistment Records

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, The Mount Pleasant News, The Telegraph-Herald - 5 November 1944