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PANDER, Earl Everett - Date of
birth
26 September 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Ellwood, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33434748 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Automatic Rifleman -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
5 January 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 4 | 7 |
Immediate family
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Members
Everett Pander (father)
Mary L. Pander (mother)
Milton Pander (brother)
More information
Pfc Earl E. Pander attended high school for three years.He enlisted in Erie, Pennsylvania on 11 March 1943 and joined his unit on 7 July 1944.
He was lightly wounded in action on 19 July 1944 for which he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time. After recovering he rejoined his unit on 30 December 1944.
It is not certain on which date exactly Pfc Pander was wounded in action again and were he died of his wounds.
Pfc Pander was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Fosse, Belgium.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930/1940 Census, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org – After Action Report
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org/ - Shawn Pander