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EDWARDS, Robert Lee Jr - Date of
birth
31 March 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Chester County, South Carolina -
Hometown
Catawba, York County, South Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
44025177 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
143rd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Remiremont, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 3 | 65 |
Immediate family
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Members
Robert L. Edwards (father)
Alma E. (Jordan) Edwards (mother)
Olin M. Edwards (brother)
Henry G. Edwards (brother)
Mary E. Edwards (brother)
William B. Edwards (brother)
Margaret F. Edwards (sister)
Edna C. (McDaniell) Edwards (wife)
More information
Pvt Robert L. Edwards Jr. worked at a textile factory before he enlisted at Fort Jackson, South Carolina on 6 September 1944.
Source of information: André Koch, 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 / 1920/1930/1940 Census / South Carolina, U.S., births / 143rd-October-1944-to-end.pdf / https://36th.id.frb.io
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - a2 / www/ancestry.com - U.S., WWII Young American Patriots 1941-1945, South Carolina