Missing information?

Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?

Submit

Personal info

Full name
MOLER, Edgar Lee Jr
Date of birth
23 June 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia
Hometown
Duval County, Florida

Military service

Service number
14118470
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
291st Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
16 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Grand Halleux, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 14 32

Immediate family

Members
Edgar L. Moler (father)
Clarice (Gillett) Moler (mother)

More information

Edgar L. Moler Jr. graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in 1941 and studied at the University of Florida.

Pfc Edgar L. Moler Jr. enlisted in Gainesville, Florida on 14 December 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, http://75thdivisiondad.com/kia_roster.htm#3, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Florida Times Union - 7 February 1945