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Personal info

Full name
GASTON, Edward Harry
Date of birth
25 October 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36167584
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 March 1945
Place of death
Aegidienberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 4 54

Immediate family

Members
Ruth E. Gaston (mother)

More information

S/Sgt Edward H. Gaston enlisted in Fort Custer, Michigan on 20 January 1942. He attended high school for 3 years.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet