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BREEDEN, Earl - Date of
birth
24 June 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Jefferson County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Hamblen County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34882376 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
325th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 October 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Katerbosch, the Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Marshall B. Breeden (father)
Martha M.B. (Carter) Breeden (mother)
Roszina Breeden (sister)
Paul W. Breeden (brother)
Grace L. Breeden (sister)
Evelyn Breeden (sister)
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - Rainwater Family Tree
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Katherine Uther