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MILES, Elmer Duncan - Date of
birth
13 August 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware -
Hometown
Cecil County, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33729750 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
119th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
23 February 1945 - Place of
death
Segersdorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 23 | 7 |
Immediate family
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Members
Edmond Miles (father)
Elsie Miles (mother)
Charles Miles (brother)
Edmund B. Miles (brother)
Helen (Kraus) Miles (wife)
More information
S/Sgt Elmer D. Miles enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 8 July 1943.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.oldhickory30th.com, www.30thinfantry.org, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Jac Engels