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ELDERS, Edward Harold Jr - Date of
birth
1922 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Piedmont, Cherokee County, Alabama -
Hometown
Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
7082038 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
143rd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 October 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Cheniménil, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 39 | 7 |
Immediate family
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Members
Edward H. Elders (father)
Leila B. (Bevill) Elders (mother)
Marie E. Elders (sister)
Edna J.Elders (sister)
Betty E. Elders (sister)
Gwendolyn Elders (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Edward H. Elders joined the Regular Army on 22 March 1940.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 /
143rd-October-1944-to-end.pdf
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight “Andy” Anderson, www.ancestry.com- jwubby, www.fold3.com - c_woodall159