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WINTERS, Edward Eugene - Date of
birth
24 May 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Forest County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33712749 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
14th Tank Battalion,
9th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
26 March 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 4 | 63 |
Immediate family
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Members
Edward Winters (father)
Bessie Winters (mother)
Ruth Winters (sister)
Jimmy Winters (brother)
John Winters (brother)
Lucille V. Winters (wife)
Gerald Winters (son)
Darlene Winters (daughter)
More information
Pvt Edward E. Winters was an auto mechanic.He enlisted in Erie, Pennsylvania on 23 August 1944 and was overseas in February.
At the time of his death, his brother John was serving at Camp Blanding, Florida.
His youngest brother Robert volunteered to serve his country during the Korean war. He drowned while swimming in the Hangang River, South Korea on 15 May 1952, one day after arriving in the country. He is interred at Hillside Cemetery in Catawissa, Pennsylvania.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Aimée Fogg, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1940 Census / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files, They Speak: Voices of Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, They Speak: Voices of Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery