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Personal info

Full name
CERO, Eddie Mike
Date of birth
23 September 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Basset, Chickasaw County, Iowa
Hometown
Basset, Chickasaw County, Iowa

Military service

Service number
37447909
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Riedwihr, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 27 22

Immediate family

Members
Joseph W. Cero (father)
Jessie M. (Goddard) Cero (mother)
F. J. Cero (brother)
Charles W. Cero (brother)
Mildred Cero (sister)
Due R. Cero (brother)
William J. Cero (brother)
Billy Cero (brother)

More information

Pvt Eddie M. Cero enlisted on 7 December 1942.

In November 1944 he was wounded by artillery shell fragments in his leg.

He was killed by a bullet in the face.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy