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EDUNAS, David Atwood - Date of
birth
21 January 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Randolph, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31297504 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Haguenau, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 21 | 18 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James D. Edunas (father)
Emily G. (Rhodes) Edunas (mother)
More information
Pvt David A. Edunas attended high school for two years and was a welder and flame cutter before he enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 16 February 1943.He was killed by artillery shell fragments to his face and neck.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone end Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, Combat History 314th Infantry Regiment
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy