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SCHUMACHER, Edwin Moritz - Date of
birth
9 January 1919 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Cole Camp, Benton County, Missouri -
Hometown
Williams, Benton County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37140442 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
274th Infantry Regiment,
70th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 March 1945 - Place of
death
Stiring-Wendel, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 38 | 33 |
Immediate family
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Members
Herman W. Schumacher (father)
Lena A. (Bruns) Schumacher (mother)
Erna Schumacher (sister)
Amos H. Schumacher (brother)
Herbert A. Schumacher (brother)
Rufus H. Schumacher (brother)
More information
T/5 Edwin M. Schumacher worked for his father on the family farm.He enlisted on 20 June 1942 and was sent overseas in January 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, http://www.trailblazersww2.org, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy / Larry Hume