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KENT, Edward Allen - Date of
birth
26 April 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Becker, Sherburne County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37556826 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 October 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Les Rouges Eaux-La Bourgonce, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 37 | 20 |
Immediate family
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Members
John Kent (father)
Oliver Gleason (stepfather)
Emma L. (Black) Kent (mother)
Charley C. Kent (half-brother)
Margaret Kent (sister)
Vernon Gleason (half-brother)
Ruth (Benson) Kent (wife)
Eugene E. Kent (son)
More information
Pfc Edward A. Kent was an inmate of the Minnesota State Reformatory in St. Cloud, Minnesota since 1940.He enlisted on 15 Febuary 1942 and joined the Minnesota State Guard in October 1942. He was transferred to the army in March 1943.
His son Eugene was born on 6 June 1944.
He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the thorax.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy / Rio