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SEEGER, Edwin Ingersoll - Date of
birth
30 January 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Boston, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Lincoln, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11083283 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
18th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Winterscheid, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 18 | 50 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frederic Seeger (father)
Dorothy Seeger (mother)
Mary K. Seeger (sister)
More information
Sergeant Seeger's Squadron was providing reconnaissance for the 106th Division on the opening day of the Battle of the Bulge, December 16, 1944. The Sergeant with three other men were occupying the most advance post of their squadron when the Germans overran their position. He was fatally wounded while defending his position against overwhelming odds near Winterscheid, Germany, in the St. Vith sector on the first day of the Battle of the Bulge. He was a graduate of Concord High School.Edwin I. Seeger is remembered at Summer Street Cemetery in Lancaster, Coos County, New Hampshire.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbook / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Annamarie Bailey, U.S. School Yearbook