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EDGAR, Burleigh Harry - Date of
birth
1 March 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
St. Louis, Missouri -
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37633842 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 November 1944 - Place of
death
Dieuze, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 13 | 32 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John B. Edgar (father)
Lelia E. (Pattrin) Edgar (mother)
Lela B. Edgar (sister)
Dolores M. Edgar (sister)
Shirley Edgar (wife)
More information
Pvt Burleigh H. Edgar attended high school for three years and was employed at the Curtiss Wright Corporation before he enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 21 February 1944.
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 / 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com, After Action Report 26th Infantry Division, www.newspapers.com - St. Louis Post Dispatch 7 December 1944
Photo source: www.newspapers.com - St. Louis Dispatch 7 December 1944