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Personal info

Full name
DRABNIS, Edward Peter "Eddie"
Date of birth
12 October 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Middleport, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33617279
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
71st Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 January 1945
Place of death
Achen, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 7 20

Immediate family

Members
Jonas W. Drabnis (father)
Eva (Moliusyte) Drabnis (mother)
Albert Drabnis (brother)
Mary Drabnis (sister)
Vincent Drabnis (brother)
Emelia Drabnis (sister)
John Drabnis (brother)
Helen Drabnis (sister)
Joseph A. Drabnis (brother)
Thomas A. Drabnis (brother)
Violet Drabnis (sister)
Alfred Drabnis (brother)
Clement A. Drabnis (brother)
Florence C. Drabnis (sister)
Victor Drabnis (brother)
Anthony Drabnis (brother)

More information

Pfc Edward P. Drabnis enlisted in Allentown, Pennsylvania on 22 February 1943.
He was killed by artillery shell fragments to his head.
He is remembered at the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
Edward is one of three brothers killed in action. His brother Alfred is buried at Ardennes American Cemetery in Belgium. His other brother Clement is buried at Cambridge American Cemetery in England.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Walter J. Weicicoskie, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Davis Weicicoskie Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com - Laura Phillips / Andy
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.ancestry.com - Rebecca