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Personal info

Full name
ATTELA, Edwin M
Date of birth
18 July 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Massachusetts
Hometown
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31391629
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Arnaville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 4 58

Immediate family

Members
Michael Attela (father)
Edna (Shaker) Attela (mother)
Arthur Attela (brother)
Elma Attela (sister)
Leo Attela (brother)

More information

Pvt Edwin M. Attela worked in a machine shop before he enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 15 November 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Baker Family Tree, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

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