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EDWARDS, Eugene W - Date of
birth
17 March 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Guilford County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Guilford County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6965012 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
179th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 October 1944 - Place of
death
Near Montagne, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 5 | 58 |
Immediate family
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Members
David L. Edwards (father)
Etta L. (Burnell) Edwards (mother)
James B. Edwards (brother)
Raymond E. Edwards (brother)
James I. Edwards (brother)
Annie W. Edwards (sister)
Lillian L. Edwards (sister)
Clyde T. Edwards (brother)
Earnest D. Edwards (brother)
Mary R. Edwards (wife)
More information
Pvt Eugene W. Edwards enlisted in Camp Croft, South Carolina on 30 December 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Shari Bundy, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Coble Family Tree / 1930 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.wwiimemorial.com – Shari Bundy