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EDELBLUTE, Clyde Orville Jr - Date of
birth
31 July 1923 -
Age
21 -
Place of birth
Beaver Falls, Beaver County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33571847 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
409th Infantry Regiment,
103rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 35 | 40 |
Immediate family
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Members
Clyde O. Edelblute (father)
Rachael M. (Rupert) Edelblute (mother)
Virginia S. Edelblute (sister)
William E. Edelblute (brother)
Jeanette Edelblute (sister)
Barbara Edelblute (sister)
Anna M. (Bathurst) Edelblute (wife)
More information
Pfc Clyde O. Edelblute graduated from Altoona High School and was a salesman at the William F. Gable Company.He enlisted in Altoona, Pennsylvania on 3 February 1943 and was sent overseas on 20 October 1944.
He was married to Anna Marie Bathurst on 15 July 1944 in Texas.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com, - 1930/1940 Census, Headstone and Interment Records, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966, http://103divwwii.usm.edu/409th-regiment.html, - Unit Journal for Nov.1944, http://103divwwii.usm.edu/assets/mr-409-e-by-name.pdf
Photo source: https://newspaperarchive.com, - Altoona Mirror - 7 December 1944