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Personal info

Full name
DOVER, William Edward "Ed"
Date of birth
28 January 1914
Age
31
Place of birth
La Cygne, Linn County, Kansas
Hometown
Crawford County, Kansas

Military service

Service number
37722546
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ Company,
2nd Battalion,
291st Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 February 1945
Place of death
After river crossing, Alsace, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 38 12

Immediate family

Members
Clarence W. Dover (father)
Winnie O. (Eckley) Dover (mother)
Charles W. Dover (brother)
Clarence O. Dover (brother)
Ora M. Dover (sister)
Thelma J. Dover (sister)
Mildred O. (Bassett) Dover (wife)

More information

Pfc William E. Dover enlisted in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 18 September 1943.

He attended high school for 4 years and was a sheet metal worker before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Noah & Ida Bassett Family Tree, http://75thdivisiondad.com, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.ancestry.com - Anne Omer Bassett