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Personal info

Full name
LA BAUN, Edwin W
Date of birth
30 May 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36909602
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Vogelsheim, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 18 27

Immediate family

Members
Frank W. La Baun (father)
Lillian N. (Bahde) La Baun (mother)
Frank W. La Baun Jr. (brother)
Dorothy I. La Baun (sister)
George F. La Baun (half-brother)
Laverne H. Wingate (half-sister)

More information

Pvt Edwin W. La Baun was employed by the Fullerton Motor Service Company.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments to his thorax and leg.

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 / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card, History 3rd Ifanntry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy