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Personal info

Full name
MEINHARDT, Edward Henry Jr
Date of birth
23 March 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Redmond, King County, Washington
Hometown
Inglewood, King County, Washington

Military service

Service number
39213928
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
319th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Pompey, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 19 43

Immediate family

Members
Edward K. Meinhardt (father)
Emma (Reibe) Meinhardt (mother)
Augusta Meinhardt (sister)
Frederick Meinhardt (brother)
Isabel D. (Collins) Meinhardt (wife)

More information

Pvt Edward H. Meinhardt attended high school for two years.

He was married to Isabel D. Collins on 3 August 1943, before he enlisted in Seattle, Washington on 30 August 1943.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the abdomen.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards / Case Family Tree, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy