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Personal info

Full name
MATHENY, Edward J
Date of birth
1919
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Pennsylvania
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
O1324732
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
110th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 December 1944
Place of death
Near Bastogne, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 13 76

Immediate family

Members
William N. Matheny (father)
Grace B. Matheny (mother)
William H. Matheny (brother)
Eugenia B. Matheny (sister)
Samuel F. Matheny (brother)
Georgia A. Matheny (sister)
Ella L. Matheny (sister)
Katherine B. Matheny (wife)

More information

1Lt Edward J. Matheny enlisted in Presidio of Monterey, California on 29 June 1941.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet