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Personal info

Full name
JAEGER, Edward R
Date of birth
15 December 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Hamilton County, Ohio
Hometown
Hamilton County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35074999
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 March 1945
Place of death
Near Remagen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 8 62

Immediate family

Members
George Jaeger (father)
William Jaeger (brother)

More information

Pfc Edward R. Jaeger worked in the manufacture of miscellaneous products before he enlisted at Fort Thomas, Kentucky on 22 March 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record / Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://9thinfantrydivision.net

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Cincinatti Post 30 March 1945