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EDWARDS, Raymond J - Date of
birth
1920 -
Age
unknown -
Place of birth
Wisconsin -
Hometown
Manchester, Boone County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
16033148 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Altwiller, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 24 | 29 |
Immediate family
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Members
Roy Edwards (father)
Nellie E. (Duggan) Edwards (mother)
Lawrence L. Edwards (brother)
Bernard M. Edwards (brother)
Catherine E. Edwards (sister)
LeRoy F. Edwards (brother)
Margaret M. Edwards (sister)
Mary E. Edwards (sister)
More information
Pfc Raymond J. Edwards attended high school for two years and worked on a farm before he volunteered for the Army of the United States at Camp Grant, Illinois on 7 February 1942.He was killed by small arms fire on his buttock and hip.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
He is also remembered at the Calvary Cemetery in Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com - Peggy, After Action Report 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Peggy