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Personal info

Full name
GOLDMAN, Edward Richard
Date of birth
13 March 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Hartford County, Connecticut
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York
Ethnicity
unknown

Military service

Service number
O1294822
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 September 1944
Place of death
Aubel, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 8 22

Immediate family

Members
Samuel Goldman (father)
Fannie (Rotkovitz) Goldman (mother)
Benjamin D. Goldman (brother)
Bessie R. Goldman (sister)
Solomon R. Goldman (brother)
Dorothee Goldman (wife)
Henry Goldman (son)

More information

2nd Lt Edward R. Goldman enlisted as a private in New York City, New York on 14 January 1941. He attended college for 4 years and was a salesman before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Goldman Boyle Family Tree / WWII Enlistment Record / U.S. WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet