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Personal info

Full name
ROSE, Edward Albert
Date of birth
8 August 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Ethnicity
African American

Military service

Service number
36579401
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
415th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
1 April 1945
Place of death
Paderborn, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
K 20 2

Immediate family

Members
Edward A. Rose (father)
Lilian Rose (mother)

More information

Pvt Edward A. Rose's mother died when he was eight.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1930/1940 U.S. Census / Draft Registration Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet