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Personal info

Full name
LA FOREST, Edmund Joseph
Date of birth
30 March 1920
Age
25
Place of birth
River Rouge, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
River Rouge, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36511337
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
377th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 13 23

Immediate family

Members
Alexander La Forest (father)
Albina (Mailloux) La Forest (mother)
Leo La Forest (brother)
Bernadette La Forest (sister)
Leona E. La Forest (sister)
Genieve La Forest (sister)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, WWII Draft Card, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – A grateful American, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Susan Linton - www.ancestry.com - Marvin Williams