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Personal info

Full name
DARLEY, Edward B
Date of birth
22 July 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Flint, Genesee County, Michigan
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36545154
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
143rd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Docelles, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 14 61

Immediate family

Members
Charles F. Darley (father)
Agnes E. (Jaynes) Darley (mother)
Frances C. Darley (sister)
Warren S. Darley (brother)
Frederick J. Darley (brother)
Charles F. Darley (brother)
Madeline A. Darley (sister)
Mary A. Darley (sister)
Helen J. Darley (sister)
Ruth A. Darley (sister)
Richard J. Darley (brother)
Catherine M. Darley (sister)
Vivian G. (Dravis) Darley (wife)

More information

Pvt Edward B. Darley was a gas station attendant.

He enlisted in October 1943 and was sent overseas in June 1944.

He was married to Vivian Gail Dravis on 3 March 1941.

Source of information: André Koch, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Ohio, County Marriages / 1930/1940 Census / 143rd-aar-to-September-1944.pdf / https://36th-id.frb.io
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, The Detroit Times - 26 January 1945