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SHEEDY, Edward James - Date of
birth
20 March 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Bethlehem, Grafton County, New Hampshire -
Hometown
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31376809 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
401st Glider Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
2 February 1945 - Place of
death
France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 11 | 19 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Peter J. Sheedy (father)
Margaret A. Sheedy (mother)
Francis T. Sheedy (brother)
More information
Pvt Edward J. Sheedy enlisted in Manchester, New Hampshire on 28 July 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/401/401_honor_kz.html, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Record for Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1940 Census, New Hampshire Birth Index
Photo source: Peter Schouteten