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Personal info

Full name
MOSER, Edwin Paul
Date of birth
23 October 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Coplay, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33112498
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
83rd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 March 1945
Place of death
Near Sinnerdorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 5 9

Immediate family

Members
Charles G. Moser (father)
Katie (Carl) Moser (mother)
Abner J. Moser (brother)
Lillian A. (Klingler) Moser (sister)
Irvin F. Moser (brother)
Frederick J. Moser (brother)
Eva S. Moser (sister)
Robert S. Moser (brother)
Albert G. Moser (brother)
Oliver C. Moser (brother)

More information

Edwin P. Moser was employed by the D. and D. Shirt Co. of Northampton.

He enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 17 October 1941 and received his basic training at Fort Eustis, Virginia. He had been overseas since January 1945.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Moser Family Tree / 1920 Census, www.newspapers.com - The Morning Call

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Morning Call