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Personal info

Full name
WIGGINS, Edward
Date of birth
20 August 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Swain County, North Carolina
Hometown
Robbinsville, Graham County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34434868
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 January 1945
Place of death
Hatten, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Robert T. Wiggins (father)
Rebecca J. (Stiles) Wiggins (mother)
Truby T. Wiggins (sister)
Lillian Wiggins (sister)
William R. Wiggins (brother)
Brad Wiggins (brother)
Pauline Wiggins (sister)

More information

Pfc Edward Wiggins enlisted in Camp Croft, South Carolina on 14 October 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / T Carringer Tree, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com – Albert Ledoux

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – R & S, www.ancestry.com – Cecil Patterson