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Personal info

Full name
WILKERSON, Edwin Everett
Date of birth
21 June 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Lewis, Edwards County, Kansas
Hometown
Lewis, Edwards County, Kansas

Military service

Service number
37006626
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 October 1944
Place of death
Eilendorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 10 12

Immediate family

Members
Albert Wilkerson (father)
Cora Wilkerson (mother)
Anna Wilkerson (sister)
Lesla Wilkerson (sister)
Luther Wilkerson (brother)
Arthur Wilkerson (brother)

More information

Pfc Edwin E. Wilkerson was a farmer before he enlisted.
He landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day and was awarded a Bronze Star Medal for heroic achievement on that day.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet