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CONNORS, Edmund Jr - Date of
birth
29 May 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13056524 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
69th Tank Battalion,
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 September 1944 - Place of
death
Armaucourt, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 17 | 21 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Edmund Connors Sr. (father)
Elizabeth M. Connors (mother)
More information
Sgt Edmund Connors Jr. attended high school for four years before he volunteered for the Army of the United States in Wilkis Barre, Pennsylvania on 30 March 1942.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Apllication Files, www.findagrave.com - Crayton Smith
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