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Personal info

Full name
MEREDITH, Edward Douglas
Date of birth
29 May 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Ramer, McNairy County, Tennessee
Hometown
Franklin County, Ohio
Ethnicity
African American

Military service

Service number
35224912
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 April 1945
Place of death
Harz Mountains, east of Osterode am Harz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
J 16 17

Immediate family

Members
Douglas Meredith (father)
Alice Meredith (mother)
Mary Meredith (sister)
Joseph Meredith (brother)
Hezkiath Meredith (brother)

More information

Pfc Edward D. Meredith was a construction worker before he enlisted in Columbus, Ohio on 23 July 1943.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Columbus Dispatch 15 May 1945 - Lori Samuelson, NBCT Emeritus & Genealogist