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Personal info

Full name
ROGERS, Edward Lafrancis
Date of birth
26 February 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Castleton, Rutland County, Vermont
Hometown
Rutland County, Vermont

Military service

Service number
31066422
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
25th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
4th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
31 August 1944
Place of death
In the Commercy area, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 35 51

Immediate family

Members
George W. Rogers (father)
Lela (LaFrancis) Rogers (mother)
Harvey Rogers (brother)
Esther E. Rogers (sister)
Clarence E. Rogers (brother)
Marion E. Rogers (sister)
Ada M. Rogers (sister)
Theresa Rogers (sister)
George Rogers (brother)
Rollin N. Rogers (brother)
Elmer J. Rogers (brother)
Marie A. (Blanchard) Rogers (wife)

More information

T/5 Edward L. Rogers was married to Marie Alyce Blanchard on 27 December 1941.

He enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 18 February 1942.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Champigneul, France.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Vermont, Marriage Records, 1909-2008, http://www.strijdbewijs.nl

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight “Andy” Anderson