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Personal info

Full name
WOODSIDE, Edward Earl
Date of birth
26 June 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Wilson, Mississippi County, Arkansas
Hometown
Mississippi County, Arkansas

Military service

Service number
6966372
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
309th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 February 1945
Place of death
Near Schwammenauel Dam, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 7 39

Immediate family

Members
Robert E. Woodside (father)
Viva B. Woodside (mother)
Cora L. Woodside (sister)
John H. Woodside (brother)
Myra L. (Ballard) Woodside (wife)

More information

T/Sgt Edward E. Woodside enlisted at Fort Knox, Kentucky on 28 September 1940.

He attended high school for 4 years and was a driver before he enlisted.

He was first buried at Block KKK, Row 6, Grave 111.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, Richard Blunk, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet