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Personal info

Full name
FRITZ, Edwin Albinus
Date of birth
1 March 1926
Age
19
Place of birth
Klacking Creek, Ogemaw County, Michigan
Hometown
Ogemaw County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36971717
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
331st Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Westerhausen-Neundorf-Harzleben, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 2 25

Immediate family

Members
Nicolas F. Fritz (father)
Frances E. (Scott) Fritz (mother)
Edwina H. Fritz (twin sister)
Earl N. Fritz (brother)
Elmer Fritz (brother)
Millard Fritz (brother)

More information

Pfc Edwin A. Fritz was employed by the Chadwick Trucking Company.

He enlisted on 21 April 1944 and was sent overseas in January 1945.

Source of information: André Koch, Nick Lieten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Meir-Mier Family Gedcom, www.fold3.com - Memorial Page ABMC, Newspaper article

Photo source: Nick Lieten